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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEYDepartment
of Psychology Psychology 39H Hypnosis as a Problem for Psychology Spring, 2004 |
Instructor:
Prof. John F. Kihlstrom
Office: Tolman Hall 3333
Telephone: 643-3928
E-mail: kihlstrm@socrates.berkeley.edu
URL: http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~kihlstrm
Course Website:
http://courses.berkeley.edu:7000/public/psy39jk/
Course
Description
In this seminar, the phenomenon of hypnosis will be used as a vehicle for exploring how psychologists engage in both basic and applied research on phenomena of interest. Topics will include: History of Hypnosis; Hypnotic Effects on Perception and Memory; Individual Differences in Hypnotizability; Correlates of Hypnotizability; Social Influence in Hypnosis; Hypnosis and Pain; Psychosomatic Effects of Hypnosis; Hypnosis in Psychotherapy; Hypnosis in the Courtroom; Hypnosis and the Brain.
Required
Reading:
Bowers, K.S.
(1976). Hypnosis for the Seriously Curious.
New York: Norton. [Available at
the ASUC Bookstore.]
Also,
a selection of articles posted to the course website.
Requirements
and Grading:
The course should be taken for a
letter grade.
During the semester, students will
be required to submit one (1)
question or comment on the assigned reading each week, as a potential springboard
for class discussion. These questions or
comments should be posted to the bulletin board on the course Website by 2:00
PM the Sunday before each class. No postings are required on weeks when there
are no assigned readings.
Students should be prepared to
participate actively in class discussions.
Unfortunately, time will not permit us to address each and every posting
in class, but the instructor will attempt to respond on the course bulletin
board, and other students in the class are invited to do the same.
Postings should (a) be thoughtful
and relate directly to the day’s reading assignment; (b) not just be definitional in nature; (c) go beyond the assignment to
indicate that the student has read and thought about the material. These don’t have to be, and shouldn’t be,
long essays. Just a paragraph or two,
with your comment setting the stage for your question, will suffice. Grades in Psychology 39 are based on class
participation, and also on the timeliness and quality of assigned postings to
the bulletin board on the course Website.
The
Instructor:
John F. Kihlstrom is Professor in the Department of Psychology and a member of both the Institute for Cognitive and Brain Studies and the Institute for Personality and Social Research. He received his PhD in Personality and Experimental Psychopathology from the University of Pennsylvania, and completed a clinical psychology internship at Temple University Health Sciences Center. His research interests focus on cognition in a personal and social context. Much of this work is concerned with hypnosis and related states, and Kihlstrom has won many awards for his hypnosis research. Before coming to UCB, Kihlstrom held positions in psychology departments at Harvard University (Personality and Developmental Studies), the University of Wisconsin (Social Psychology and Personality), the University of Arizona (Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Science), and Yale University (Cognitive Psychology).
Changes to Your Class Schedule
Students
who do not appear for their schedule discussion sections during the first three
weeks of class are liable to be dropped from the course. Discussion sections are a scarce resource,
and if you don’t want it, someone else does.
If you have any problem attending your discussion section during the
first three weeks of the semester, contact your GSI.
As
of 2002, there are new procedures for dropping and adding courses, changing
grading options, and the like. Students
may no longer automatically drop courses up to the last day of
instruction. Requests for actions after
the 8th week of the semester must be submitted via written petition
and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Lack of attendance or lack of knowledge about course enrollment does not
constitute sufficient grounds for late or retroactive action.
Late
or retroactive “Drops for Non-Attendance” or “Adds for Attendance” will no
longer be granted automatically.
Course Website
This course has a Website on the
Internet. This Website includes a copy
of the syllabus, lecture outlines, illustrations, and supplements (including
lecture summaries), as well as links to other resources related to
psychology. It is updated from time to
time during the semester.
URL: http://courses.berkeley.edu:7000/public/psy39jk/.
The course
Website includes a Bulletin Board” which will be used for a wide variety of
communications among students, GSIs, and the instructor. From time to time I will post announcements
(e.g., about exams) concerning the course; I may also post corrections and
supplements to my lectures. Students also post their
required comments and questions prior to class; note that these messages will
be distributed to the entire class. Responses from the instructor also will be
posted to the entire list, so that everyone may benefit from the exchange (so
don’t post anything of a personal or confidential nature!).
Students
should point their Web browsers to the following URL:
Once
there, if you do not see a ink to this course, follow
the instructions to Add a Course. Once
there, log in with your UCB Student Identification Number (SID) as both your LogIn ID and your password.
If necessary, follow the instructions to Add a Course. In any event, keep a record of your ID and
password, as you will need them to gain access to certain course records.
When you
have completed this process, click on the link to the course, which will take
you to the course “Welcome Page”. Create
a bookmark for this page. After you
create your account, use your bookmark to reach the Welcome Page. Scroll down to the bottom, and Log In using
your LogIn ID and password.
Individuals
who do not have Internet access from their homes may reach the course Website
from any computer that has Internet access, including the various workstations
in campus libraries and other sites.
Students
using a PC should use either Netscape Navigator 4.7 or 7.0 or beyond, or
Microsoft Explorer 5.0 or beyond.
Students using a Macintosh should use Explorer 5.0 or beyond. In either case, make sure that JavaScript and
“cookies” are enabled on your browser.
Individuals who use an Internet Service Provider other than UCB, such as
AOL or Hotmail, may experience some difficulty in accessing the course
Website. Make sure that Java is enabled
on your browser. Or add the phrase
“/index.html” to the end of the URL (this isn’t strictly necessary, but
sometimes it helps. Check whether your
browser adds a final “/” (this isn’t strictly necessary either, but sometimes
this also helps). Try reaching the
course Website through the Psychology Department’s Website, or the instructor’s. When
you’ve reached the course Welcome Page, make a bookmark for easy access on
subsequent occasions.
If you have
problems reaching the course Website from home, create your account, following
the instructions above, from a machine on the campus network. Then contact your GSI or the course instructor,
and we’ll do our best to help you solve the problem.
Students
who are officially registered for the course are automatically given access to
the course website, simply by following the instructions above. Auditors and others who are not officially
registered for the course may access the course website as a guest by following
the instructions at the bottom of the Welcome Page.
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CLASS
SCHEDULE
January 26: Introduction
No
readings
February 2: General Background and
History of Hypnosis
Bowers,
Introduction and Chapter 1
Kihlstrom, J.F. (1998). Hypnosis
and the psychological unconscious. In H.J. Friedman
(Ed.), Encyclopedia of mental health
(Vol. 2, pp. 467-477). San Diego: Academic Press. [Available on course website.]
Kihlstrom, J.F.
(2002). Mesmer, the Franklin
Commission, and hypnosis: A counterfactual essay. International
Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis, 50, 408-419. [Available on course website.]
February 9: The Experience of Hypnosis
Nash, M.R. (2001).
The truth and the hype of hypnosis.
Scientific American, 285 (1),
46-55. [Available on course website.]
February 16: No Class (Presidents’ Day)
February 23: Assessing Hypnotizability
Bowers,
Chapter 5
March 1: Correlates of Hypnotizability
Bowers,
Chapter 7
March 8: Theories of Hypnosis
Bowers, Chapters 1, 6
March 15: Hypnotic Effects on Memory
Bowers,
Chapter 3
Kihlstrom, J.F.
(2003). Hypnosis and memory. In J.F. Byrne (Ed.), Learning and memory, 2nd ed. (pp. 240-242). Farmington Hills, Mi.: Macmillan
Reference. [Available on course
website.]
March 22: No Class (Spring Break)
March 29: Hypnosis and Recovered Memory
Kihlstrom, J.F. (1998). Exhumed
memory. In S.J. Lynn & K.M. McConkey
(Eds.), Truth in memory (pp. 3-31). New York: Guilford.
[Available on course website.]
April 5: Hypnotic Effects on Perception
Bowers,
Chapter 4
April 12: Hypnosis and the Unconscious
Bowers,
Chapter 8
April 19: Hypnotic Enhancement of
Performance
Kihlstrom,
J.F. (2003). Applications of
hypnosis. In C. Spielberger (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology (in
press). San Diego, Ca.: Academic. [Available on course website.]
April 26: Hypnosis and Pain
Bowers,
Chapter 2
Kihlstrom,
J.F. (2000, November). Hypnosis and pain: Time for a new look. Plenary address presented at the annual
meeting of the American Pain Society, Atlanta.
[Available on course website.]
Kihlstrom,
J.F. (2001, August). Hypnosis in surgery: Efficacy, specificity,
and utility. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the American Psychological Association, San Francisco. [Available on course website.]
May 3: Clinical Hypnosis
Bowers,
Chapter 9.
May 10: Conclusion
Kihlstrom,
J.F. (2003). The fox, the hedgehog, and hypnosis. International
Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis [special issue on Hypnosis
and the Brain], 51, 166-189.