Cranson et al., 1991
Cranson, R. W.; Orme-Johnson, D.W.; Gackenbach, J.; Dillbeck, M. C.; Jones, C. H.; and Alexander, C. N. Transcendental Meditation and improved performance on intelligence-related measures: A longitudinal study. Personality and Individual Differences 12: 1105–1116, 1991.
This study found that university students practicing the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program demonstrated, in comparison to control students, improved performance on a psychometric intelligence test, improvement in reaction time measures correlated with general intelligence (faster choice reaction time, lower standard deviation of choice reaction time), and faster simple reaction time.—
- Year
- 1991
- Journal
- Personality and Individual Differences
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 6, pp. 3935–3945
- Section
- Intelligence, Learning and Academic Performance
Findings (3)
Motor Performance
Faster Simple Reaction Time
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls
Improvement in Reaction Time Measures Correlated with General Intelligence (Faster Choice Reaction Time, Lower Standard Deviation of Choice Reaction Time)
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls
Cognitive Performance
Improved Intelligence Test Performance
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls
Authors
- Robert W. Cranson, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- David W. Orme-Johnson, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Michael C. Dillbeck, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Christopher H. Jones, EdD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Charles N. Alexander, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Jayne Gackenbach, PhD
University of Northern Iowa and Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada