Citation

Blagrove M, Cole-Morgan D, Lambe H. Appl. Cogn. Psychol. 1994; 8(2): 169-179.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/acp.2350080207

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Suggestibility (yield) scores on the first Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale were found to correlate significantly with field dependence, as measured by the Finding Embedded Figures Test. Sleep-deprived subjects, while scoring worse on story memory, reaction time, POMS vigour-energetic and POMS confusion than controls, did not show any increase in yielding to suggestive questions. Upon answering the questions again after negative feedback, however, sleep-deprived subjects shifted their responses to questions significantly more than did controls. The results are interpreted in terms of sleep loss increasing the variability of performance.

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