[ExI] Physics versus psychology

Mike Dougherty msd001 at gmail.com
Tue Oct 26 13:04:08 UTC 2010


On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 9:39 PM, Keith Henson <hkeithhenson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I think you are making a bunch of unjustified assumptions about how
> the ability to be hypnotized is connected to other traits.
>

You are correct.

> Is there research showing leaders to be on one end or the other of the
> above scale?  Do leaders rank high, low or is there no correlation?

No idea.  Also not qualified (apparently) to speculate.  :)

> Now, high status is known to be a large factor in reproductive success
> among primates.  I have no idea of how or if there is any connection
> to hypnosis.
>
> It would be an interesting point to research though.

Thanks.




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