Are you prone to mind control?
March 14, 2011 | Source: New Scientist TV
Psychologist Richard Wiseman of Hertfordshire University has developed a simple test to you find out just how easily you are influenced by what others do and say, using your outstretched hands for visualization.
Give the test a try. How far did your hands move? According to Wiseman, if they stayed level or shifted just a few inches apart, then you aren’t that suggestible. But if they moved more than a few inches, you are the perfect candidate for a magician’s or hypnotist’s trick.
The test can also reveal something about your character. “Non-suggestible types tend to be more down-to-earth, logical and enjoy puzzles and games. In contrast, suggestible types tend to have a good imagination, be sensitive, intuitive, and find it easier to become absorbed in books and films,” says Wiseman.
Comments (6)
by bob
All it did was make my arms tired.
by wnettles
Can you say “BULL****”? You don’t have to be ankle deep in it to know the smell………
by Rowdy_Mason
This hypnotic susceptibility test is as old as the hills, I pretty sure Psychologist Richard Wiseman didn’t develop it!
Susceptibility to suggestion has been tested for decades… See Stanford’s hypnotic suggestibility scale, etc
by Singularity Utopia
That’s one piece of good news in my shockingly abysmal pre-singularity life. My hands didn’t move in the slightest. No one can control my mind.
by Singularity Utopia
Incidentally I am very creative and intuitive with excellent imagination.
by Observant
You missed the point. The fact is you actually put your hands up in the first place. Those who are truly resistant to suggestion don’t put their hands up OR close their eyes. :)