Base on a study that was undertaken in order to compare the
respiratory responses of hypnotized and non-hypnotized subjects to certain
instructions. According to a study, the 16 male volunteers were allocated to a
random experimental group to be hypnotized or to a control group. Baseline
measurements were taken at the start of the experiment. Analyzing the data,
researchers noticed that the baseline breathing patterns of the two groups were
different; One explanation proposed for this unexpected experimental the
difference of the group was more excited in the anticipation of the experience
in being hypnotized.