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Consciousness and Cognition
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This study introduces the Revised Transliminality Scale (RTS), a reliable measure of consciousness thresholds. The RTS offers a validated tool for assessing psychological phenomena, including magical ideation and mystical experiences.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • William James anticipated transliminality, the tendency for psychological material to cross consciousness thresholds.
  • Empirical definitions were later developed by Thalbourne using a 29-item Transliminality Scale.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce the 17-item Revised Transliminality Scale (RTS).
  • Address age and gender biases in previous measures.
  • Establish unidimensionality and reliability for assessing transliminality.

Main Methods:

  • Developed and validated the 17-item Revised Transliminality Scale (RTS).
  • Utilized Rasch criterion for unidimensionality.
  • Assessed reliability (alpha = .82) and correlated scores with Cattell 16PF traits.

Main Results:

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  • The RTS is unidimensional with high reliability (.82).
  • It measures a hierarchy of phenomena including magical ideation, mystical experience, and absorption.
  • Low transliminality correlated with tough-mindedness and self-control; high scores correlated with abstractedness and openness to change.

Conclusions:

  • The RTS provides a psychometrically sound measure of transliminality.
  • Findings support the link between mental phenomena and sensory experiences.
  • The scale has implications for psychological test construction and understanding individual differences.