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Science 20 July 1973:
Vol. 181. no. 4096, pp. 282 - 284
DOI: 10.1126/science.181.4096.282
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Objective Assessment of Hypnotically Induced Time Distortion

Philip G. Zimbardo 1, Gary Marshall 1, Greg White 1, and Christina Maslach 2

1 Psychology Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
2 Psychology Department, University of California, Berkeley 94720

The objective precision of operant conditioning methodology validates the power of hypnosis to induce alterations in time perception. Personal tempo was systematically modified by instructions to trained hypnotic subjects, with significant behavioral effects observed on a variety of response rate measures.

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