title: Zen meditation and access to information in the unconscious.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Social Psychology Program, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Montessorilaan 3, PO Box 9104, 6500 HE, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. M.Strick@uu.nl
authors.forename: Madelijn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strick
authors.forename: Tirza H J
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: van Noorden
authors.forename: Rients R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Ritskes
authors.forename: Jan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: de Ruiter
authors.forename: Ap
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dijksterhuis
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019122:Meditation / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013360:Subliminal Stimulation; D014473:Unconscious, Psychology