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suggestibility

British  
/ səˌdʒɛstɪˈbɪlɪtɪ /

noun

  1. psychol a state, esp under hypnosis, in which a person will accept the suggestions of another person and act accordingly

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He also wanted it to consider an expert report that his low intelligence and suggestibility meant his "confession" in a police interview should not have featured in his trial.

From BBC May 13, 2025

The results implied suggestibility may, at least in part, explain mirror synesthesia effects.

From Scientific American Oct. 21, 2020

When she is working on a book, she exists in a state of heightened suggestibility, as if everything she sees and hears were hers for the taking.

From The New Yorker Mar. 18, 2019

There are probably a great many phenomena at play here: In addition to suggestibility, at a minimum, we are talking about auditory imagery, synesthesia, and cross-modal perception.

From Slate Dec. 5, 2017

Such a crowd may be pushed into any paths, chance leaders may use or misuse its increased suggestibility for any ends.

From Psychology and Social Sanity by Hugo Münsterberg

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