Hypnotic suggestibility is part of the wider psychological trait of direct verbal suggestibility (DVS). Historically, DVS in hypnosis has informed theories of consciousness and of conversion disorder. More recently it has served as a research tool in cognitive science and in cognitive neuroscience in particular. Here we consider DVS as a general trait, its relation to other psychological characteristics and abilities, and to the origin and treatment of clinical conditions. We then outline the distribution of DVS in the population, its measurement, relationship to other forms of suggestibility, placebo responsiveness, personal characteristics, gender, neurological processes and other factors, such as expectancy. There is currently no scale specifically designed to measure DVS outside a hypnotic context. The most commonly used and well-researched of the hypnosis-based scales, the Harvard Group Scale, is described and identified as a basis for a more broadly based measure of DVS for use in psychological research.

催眠暗示性是更广泛的直接口头暗示性 (DVS) 心理特征的一部分。从历史上看，催眠中的 DVS 已经为意识和转换障碍的理论提供了信息。最近，它已成为认知科学，特别是认知神经科学的研究工具。在这里，我们将 DVS 视为一个普遍特征，它与其他心理特征和能力以及临床状况的起源和治疗的关系。然后，我们概述了 DVS 在人群中的分布、其测量、与其他形式的暗示性、安慰剂反应性、个人特征、性别、神经过程和其他因素（如预期）的关系。目前没有专门设计用于在催眠环境之外测量 DVS 的量表。