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| Research article summary (published 29 Nov 2002): |
Individual personality characteristics related to suggestibility.
Full Abstract
The current study investigated the relationship between suggestibility of memory, personality characteristics identified by the Millon Index of Personality Traits, and tolerance for ambiguity measured by MacDonald's Ambiguity Tolerance-20. 85 female and 16 male college students were assigned to either an experimental group receiving the suggestive information or a control group. Suggestibility was assessed using Lindberg's suggestibility measure consisting of a short video, followed by a questionnaire used to assess memory, and a second administration one week later. Logistical regression analyses were used to construct a model of the personality characteristics predictive of suggestibility and indicated that susceptibility to suggestive information may differ across personalities for variables such as sensing, innovating, agreeing, and low tolerance of ambiguity.
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Author information
Author/s: Van Hook, Cheryl W (CW); Steele, Connie (C);
Affiliation: School of Human & Consumer Sciences, Ohio University, Athens 45701-2979, USA.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal: Psychological reports (Psychol Rep), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Dec; vol 91 (issue 3 Pt 1) : pp 1007-10
Dates: Created 2003/01/17; Completed 2003/03/03; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12530759, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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