me, or educational background.
Null Hypothesis 2: Degree of fear about being hypnotised will not significantly differ depending upon differences in subjects' ages, religion, marital status, yearly income, or educational background.
Null Hypothesis 3: Beliefs about the mental stability of hypnotizable people will not significantly differ depending upon differences in subjects' ages, religion, marital status, yearly income, or educational background.
The central limitation of this study is its volunteer nature. All subjects in the study were approached by data recorders as they exited four local supermarkets. Subjects were then told that a survey was being conducted regarding people's attitudes toward hypnosis and asked if they would participate by completing a brief survey. Only those subjects agreeing to participate served as subjects. This means that, in effect, subjects were volunteers. According to Adair (1973), volunteers have characteristics tha
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