Zen meditation and access to information in the unconscious.
Author: Strick M, van Noorden TH, Ritskes RR, de Ruiter JR, Dijksterhuis A.
Affiliation:
Social Psychology Program, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Montessorilaan 3, PO Box 9104, 6500 HE, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Conference/Journal: Conscious Cogn.
Date published: 2012 Apr 28
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Word Count: 83
In two experiments and two different research paradigms, we tested the hypothesis that Zen meditation increases access to accessible but unconscious information. Zen practitioners who meditated in the lab performed better on the Remote Associate Test (RAT; Mednick, 1962) than Zen practitioners who did not meditate. In a new, second task, it was observed that Zen practitioners who meditated used subliminally primed words more than Zen practitioners who did not meditate. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed.
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PMID: 22546473
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