Influence of Transcendental Meditation upon Autokinetic Perception
Perceptual and Motor Skills December 1, 1974 Kenneth R. Pelletier 79 citations
Unpaid, normal volunteers (20 men and 20 women) were administered the autokinetic test, the embedded-figures test (EFT), and the rod-and-frame test (RFT) prior to meditation instruction. After 3 mo. of instruction in Transcendental Meditation, Ss were retested and demonstrated increased ego distance and field independence on all of the above tests. These variations in an autonomic, enduring...