Field independence and art achievement in meditating and nonmeditating college students.
Research has confirmed that cognitive style is associated with the art skills of children and adolescents; such an association has not been reported for practicing artists. In this study for a volunteer group of 47 B.A. and B.F.A. art students from two universities, scores on field independence were positively correlated .24 with grade point average and .29 with self-perceived artistic ability. The findings also suggest the practice of meditation may enhance field independence in college art students.
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College of the Science of Creative Intelligence, Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA 52557.
D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D001154:Art; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*