Hypnosis in the internet – information or disinformation

Journal Title: E-methodology - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue

Abstract

The main goal of this article is to take a look at veracity of information about hypnosis on the polish Internet. The research question that was asked: is polish Internet informative or disinformative as a source of knowledge about hypnosis. To answer this question, content analysis was done and an interview with a hypnosis expert was undertaken. This article shows that information about hypnosis that typical Internet users can find are more disinformative than informative, because only about 60% of it is true and it is not easy to detect false ones if a person is not a hypnosis expert.

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Hubert Oręziak

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  • EP ID EP190748
  • DOI 10.15503/emet2016.90.98
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How To Cite

Hubert Oręziak (2016). Hypnosis in the internet – information or disinformation. E-methodology, 3(), 90-98. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-190748