Temporal lobes signs and Jungian dimensions of personality.
Phenomenological experiences that suggest temporal lobe lability were correlated with Jungian personality (Myers-Briggs) indicators. People with frequent temporal lobe indicators were more intuitive than sensing and more perceiving than judging; in the more general population temporal lobe indicators were also weakly associated with feeling rather than thinking. Students who were actively engaged in a drama class also displayed more frequent temporal lobe signs than psychology students. The data are commensurate with the hypothesis that the relationship between belief in psi phenomena, psi experiences, and specific cognitive styles is derived from a temporal lobe lability factor.
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Department of Psychology, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007602:Jungian Theory; D008297:Male; D010268:Parapsychology; D010553:Personality Development; D010556:Personality Tests; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory