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Original Articles

On the Objectivity of the Scoring of Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility

Über die Objektivität der Meßergebnisse der Harvard Gruppen Skala zur Feststellung der Hypnotisierbarkeit

Katalin Varga, Lajos Farkas und László Mérő

Au sujet de l'objectivité de la notation de l'échelle de susceptibilité hypnotique du Groupe de Harvard

Katalin Varga, Lajos Farkas et László Mérő

Sobre la objetividad de la calificación de la Escala Grupal Harvard de Susceptibilidad Hipnótica

Katalin Varga, Lajos Farkas, y László Mérő

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Pages 458-479 | Received 26 Sep 2011, Accepted 29 Sep 2011, Published online: 23 Aug 2012

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