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Susan E Crawley1, Christopher C French, Steven A Yesson

  • 1Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, New Cross, UK.

Perception
|September 11, 2002
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Highly transliminal individuals showed better performance on subliminal perception tasks when given clues. This suggests transliminality, or transliminal personality, may explain some experiences attributed to psychic abilities.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Parapsychology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Transliminality refers to a personality trait associated with openness to experience and altered states of consciousness.
  • Subliminal perception involves processing information below the threshold of conscious awareness.
  • Previous research suggests a link between transliminality and paranormal belief, but empirical evidence is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between transliminality and performance on a subliminal perception task.
  • To determine if individuals with high transliminality are more sensitive to subliminal cues.
  • To explore the potential role of transliminality in explaining ostensibly psychic experiences.

Main Methods:

  • A computerised ESP card-guessing task was employed, disguised as a test of psychic ability.

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  • Participants were divided into high and low transliminality groups based on a questionnaire.
  • Subliminal primes (clues) were presented to one group, while a control group received no primes.

    • Main Results:

    • Highly transliminal individuals performed significantly better on trials with subliminal primes compared to those without.
    • No significant difference in performance was found between high and low transliminality groups on unprimed trials.
    • A positive correlation was observed between transliminality scores and detection accuracy, indicating enhanced sensitivity to visual stimulation.

    Conclusions:

    • The findings provide empirical support for the concept of transliminality and its association with heightened sensitivity to subliminal stimuli.
    • Transliminality may offer an alternative explanation for certain experiences perceived as psychic, by suggesting that subliminally perceived information is misattributed.
    • Further research is warranted to explore the cognitive mechanisms underlying transliminality and its implications for consciousness studies.