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Relation between transliminality and openness to experience.
1Department of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Australia. psym-tha@psychology.adelaide.edu.au
Psychological Reports
|July 6, 2000
Summary
This study found a small but significant positive correlation between transliminality and openness to experience in psychology undergraduates. Higher transliminality, or psychological material crossing consciousness thresholds, was linked to greater openness.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Cognitive Science
Background:
- Transliminality involves psychological material crossing into and out of consciousness.
- Openness to experience is a key personality trait linked to curiosity and imagination.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between transliminality and openness to experience.
- To determine if psychological material crossing consciousness thresholds correlates with personality traits.
Main Methods:
- The study involved 40 psychology undergraduates.
- Brebner's Quickscales were used to measure openness to experience.
- Transliminality was assessed to find correlations.
Main Results:
- A positive correlation was found between transliminality and openness to experience.
- The correlation was statistically significant (p = .05).
- The effect size was small (r = .27).
Conclusions:
- There is a small, significant association between transliminality and openness to experience.
- This suggests a potential link between the fluidity of consciousness and personality traits related to exploration.