Bernheim,on finding that lower class patients were especially responsive to his hypnotic suggestions,argued that hypnotizability must be closely related to:

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Bernheim argued that hypnotizability is closely related to a general trait of suggestibility, not low intelligence, susceptibility to hysteria, or fees patients had to pay. The fact that lower-class patients were especially responsive to his hypnotic suggestions suggests that suggestibility may be related to social and cultural factors rather than innate abilities.

Bernheim,on Finding That Lower Class Patients Were Especially Responsive to His