Trance states: a theoretical model and cross-cultural analysis

The variables related to temporal lobe discharges are predictors of trance type

The variables accounted for 60% of the variance in Trance Type

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
ANOVA	Supported	p < .001	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Trance Type	Dependent	Revelation And Divination, Shamans And Psychotherapists
Amnesia	Independent	Physiological Data, Shamans And Psychotherapists
Illness	Independent	Sickness, Shamans And Psychotherapists
Compulsive motor behavior	Independent	Physiological Data, Shamans And Psychotherapists
Tremors/Convulsions	Independent	Physiological Data, Shamans And Psychotherapists
Spontaneous onset of conditions	Independent	Physiological Data, Shamans And Psychotherapists, Sickness

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Swanson, Guy E.	1978	The number of jurisdictional levels and the type of decision-making will be associated with possession trance (273).	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Winkelman, Michael James	1986	There will be a relationship between amnesia and trance state, particularly possession	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Winkelman, Michael James	1986	There will be a relationship between illness and trance states, particularly possession	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Winkelman, Michael James	1986	There will be a relationship between the presence of tremors/convulsions and trance states, particularly possession	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Winkelman, Michael James	1986	There will be a relationship between spontaneous onset of conditions and trance states, particularly possession	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author