Intelligence, Learning, and Academic Performance
Title: Field independence, Transcendental Meditation and
achievement in college art: A re-examination.
Findings: Growth of a stable internal frame of
reference: higher level of field independence. Correlation of
field independence with grade-point average and art
achievement.
FERGUSSON, L. C. Field independence, Transcendental
Meditation and achievement in college art: A re-examination. Perceptual
and Motor Skills 77:1104-1106, 1993.
Recent Research 464.
Title: Field independence and art achievement in meditating
and non-meditating college students.
Findings: Field independence correlated to college art
achievement. Higher field independence.
FERGUSSON, L. C. Field independence and art achievement in
meditating and non-meditating college students. Perceptual
and Motor Skills 75: 1171-1175, 1992.
Recent Research 463.
Title: Divergent production: An "intuitive"
cognitive style.
Findings: Decreased arousal. Broad attention. Increased
perceptual and conceptual flexibility.
HEINSTEDT, E. Divergent production: An "intuitive"
cognitive style. Licentiate Dissertation, Lund University,
Sweden, 1990.
Recent Research 462.
Title: Transcendental Meditation and improved performance on
intelligence-related measures: A longitudinal study.
Findings: Improvements in general intelligence measured
by psychometric tests and choice reaction time.
CRANSON, R. W.; ORME-JOHNSON, D. W.; GACKENBACH, J.;
DILLBECK, M. C.; JONES, C. H.; and ALEXANDER, C. N.
Transcendental Meditation and improved performance on
intelligence-related measures: A longitudinal study. Personality
and Individual Differences 12(10): 1105-1116, 1991.
Recent Research 461.
Title: The TM-Sidhi programme, age, and brief test of
perceptual-motor speed and non-verbal intelligence.
Findings: Reduction of ageing effects as assessed by
perceptual/motor speed and non-verbal intelligence.
JEDRCZAK, A.; TOOMEY, M.; and CLEMENTS, G. The TM-Sidhi
programme, age, and brief test of perceptual-motor speed and
non-verbal intelligence. Journal of Clinical Psychology 42:
161-164, 1986.
Collected Papers v5.393.
B: Development of Personality
Title: The TM-Sidhi program, pure consciousness, creativity
and intelligence.
Findings: Enhanced creativity and intelligence.
JEDRCZAK, A.; BERESFORD, M.; and CLEMENTS, G. The TM-Sidhi
program, pure consciousness, creativity and intelligence. The
Journal of Creative Behavior 19(4): 270-275, 1985.
Collected Papers v5.392.
Title: The Transcendental Meditation technique and
postgraduate academic performance.
Findings: Enhanced academic performance in postgraduate
students.
KEMBER, P. The Transcendental Meditation technique and
postgraduate academic performance. British Journal of
Educational Psychology 55: 164-166, 1985.
Collected Papers v5.391.
Title: Increased general intelligence through the
Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program.
Findings: Improvements in general intelligence and
reaction-time measures (which are correlated with
intelligence).
CRANSON, R. Increased general intelligence through the
Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program. Abstract of a
paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American
Psychological Association, New Orleans, August 1989.
Collected Papers v5.390.
Title: Longitudinal effects of the Transcendental Meditation
and TM-Sidhi Programme on cognitive ability and cognitive style.
Findings: Increased fluid intelligence and field
independence (growth of a more stable internal frame of
reference, increased perceptual acuity) in college students.
DILLBECK, M. C.; ASSIMAKIS, P. D.; RAIMONDI, D.;
ORME-JOHNSON, D. W.; and ROWE, R. Longitudinal effects of the
Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme on cognitive
ability and cognitive style. Perceptual and Motor Skills
62: 731-738, 1986.
Collected Papers v5.389.
Title: Improving the social climate of a Philippine
secondary school through the practice of the Transcendental
Meditation program.
Findings: Increased morale, facilitative leadership,
and influence in decision making concerning classroom
instruction in teachers practising the Transcendental
Meditation program.
NIDICH, R. J., and NIDICH, S. I. Improving the social climate
of a Philippine secondary school through the practice of the
Transcendental Meditation program. Summary of a paper presented
at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-Western Educational Research
Association, Chicago, Illinois, October 1988. (Refer also to Abstracts
of Papers of the Annual Meeting of the Mid-Western Educational
Research Association, p. 14, 1988.)
Collected Papers v5.388.
Title: Relationship of the practice of the Transcendental
Meditation technique to academic achievement.
Findings: Increased academic achievement and IQ as a
function of number of months practising the Transcendental
Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme in secondary school
students.
MUEHLMAN, J. M.; NIDICH, S. I.; REILLY, B.; and COLE, C.
Relationship of the practice of the Transcendental Meditation
technique to academic achievement. Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Mid-Western Educational Research Association,
Chicago, Illinois, October 1988. (Refer also to Abstracts of
Papers of the Annual Meeting of the Mid-Western Educational
Research Association, p. 6, 1988.)
Collected Papers v5.387.
Title: Increased academic achievement at Maharishi School of
the Age of Enlightenment: a replication study.
Findings: Improved scores on social studies, literary
materials, reading, quantitative thinking, and general
academic achievement for students at Maharishi School of the
Age of Enlightenment.
NIDICH, S. I., and NIDICH, R. J. Increased academic
achievement at Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment: a
replication study. Education 109: 302-304, 1989.
Collected Papers v5.386.
Title: School effectiveness: achievement gains at the
Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment.
Findings: Increased academic achievement for both
incoming and continuing students at Maharishi School of the
Age of Enlightenment.
NIDICH, S. I.; NIDICH, R. J.; and RAINFORTH, M. School
effectiveness: achievement gains at the Maharishi School of the
Age of Enlightenment. Education 107: 49-54, 1986.
Collected Papers v5.385.
Title: Field independence of students at Maharishi School of
the Age of Enlightenment and a Montessori school.
Findings: Increased field independence (growth of a
more stable internal frame of reference, increased perceptual
acuity) in children.
GELDERLOOS, P.; LOCKIE, R. J.; and CHUTTOORGOON, S. Field
independence of students at Maharishi School of the Age of
Enlightenment and a Montessori school. Perceptual and Motor
Skills 65: 613-614, 1987.
Collected Papers v5.384.
Title: Transcendental Meditation and developmental
advancement: mediating abilities and conservation performance.
Findings: Advanced Cognitive Development in Children.
WARNER, T. Q. Transcendental Meditation and developmental
advancement: mediating abilities and conservation performance. Dissertation
Abstracts International 47(8): 3558B, 1986.
Collected Papers v5.383.
Title: Consciousness and cognitive development: a six-month
longitudinal study of four-year-olds practising the children's
Transcendental Meditation technique.
Findings: Accelerated cognitive development in
four-year-old children practising the children's
Transcendental Meditation technique.
DIXON, C. A. Consciousness and cognitive development: a
six-month longitudinal study of four-year-olds practising the
children's Transcendental Meditation technique. Abstract of
Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Psychology, Maharishi
University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa, 1989. Dissertation
Abstracts International, 51 (3) Section B: 1518, 1989.
Collected Papers v5.382.
Title: Transcendental Meditation Programme as a prenatal
factor in the quiet alert state in normal new-borns.
Findings: Increased quiet alertness in new-borns of
mothers practising the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi
program.
DOAN, M. J. Transcendental Meditation Programme as a prenatal
factor in the quiet alert state in normal new-borns. Summary of
a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National
Association of Young Children, Anaheim, California, November
1988.
Collected Papers v5.381.
Title: The longitudinal effects of the MIU curriculum on
intelligence and field independence.
Findings: Benefits of Maharishi's Integrated System of
Education for students at Maharishi International University:
increased intelligence. Increased field independence.
DILLBECK, M. C.; RAIMONDI, D.; ASSIMAKIS, P. D.; ROWE, R.;
and ORME-JOHNSON, D. W. The longitudinal effects of the MIU
curriculum on intelligence and field independence. Department of
Psychology and Office of Evaluation, Maharishi University of
Management, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., 1984.
Collected Papers v4.307.
Title: The Transcendental Meditation technique and academic
performance: A short report on a controlled longitudinal pilot
study.
Findings: Benefits for graduate students: improved
academic performance.
KEMBER, P. The Transcendental Meditation technique and
academic performance: A short report on a controlled
longitudinal pilot study. Findings published in British
Journal of Educational Psychology, 55: 164-166, 1985.
(Abstract)
Collected Papers v4.306.
Title: Some effects of the Transcendental Meditation and
TM-Sidhi Programme on artistic creativity and appreciation.
Findings: Enrichment of creativity and appreciation in
artists.
WRYCZA, P. J. Some effects of the Transcendental Meditation
and TM-Sidhi Programme on artistic creativity and appreciation.
Doctoral thesis (summary), School of Modern Languages and
European History, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk,
England, 1982.
Collected Papers v4.305.
Title: A comparative study of Maharishi International
University and two small private colleges on perceived personal
growth, perceived academic atmosphere, and general quality of
life.
Findings: Benefits of Maharishi's Integrated System of
Education perceived by students at Maharishi International
University:
- Better academic atmosphere.
- Greater expectation to gain higher degrees.
- Greater motivation to learn.
- Greater enjoyment of school.
- Greater mental stability and sense of personal security.
- Greater sense of control over direction in life.
- Greater clarity of personal values.
- Greater sensitivity to other's needs and feelings.
- Greater mental and physical relaxation.
- Better state of physical health.
BAER, N.; NIDICH, S.; and ABRAMS, A. A comparative study of
Maharishi International University and two small private
colleges on perceived personal growth, perceived academic
atmosphere, and general quality of life. Master's thesis,
Department of Education, Maharishi University of Management,
Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., 1981.
Collected Papers v4.304.
Title: Cognitive stage development in children practising
the Transcendental Meditation program: Acquisition and
consolidation of conservation.
Findings: More rapid cognitive growth and consolidation
in pre- and primary school children vital for academic
achievement and general cognitive development: superior
performance and consolidation on piagetian conservation tasks
of increasing cognitive difficulty indicative of mastery of
concrete operational skills.
ALEXANDER, C. N.; KURTH, S. C.; TRAVIS, F.; WARNER, T.; and
ALEXANDER, V. K. Cognitive stage development in children
practising the Transcendental Meditation program: Acquisition
and consolidation of conservation. Department of Psychology and
Social Relations, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
U.S.A.; Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A.;
Department of Psychology and Department of Management and Public
Affairs, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa,
U.S.A.; and Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada, 1979.
Collected Papers v4.303.
Title: Improvement of intelligence, learning ability and
moral judgement through the practice of the Transcendental
Meditation technique.
Findings: Benefits for high school students: increased
intelligence growth rate. Improved learning ability. Improved
moral judgement.
KOTCHABHAKDI, N. J.; PIPATVERAVAT, S.; KOTCHABHAKDI, N.;
TAPANYA, P.; and PORNPATHKUL, S. Improvement of intelligence,
learning ability and moral judgement through the practice of the
Transcendental Meditation technique. In Proceedings of the
Second Asian Workshop on Child and Adolescent Development,
Bangkok and Bangsaen, Thailand, 15-24 February 1982. Bangkok:
Sri Nakharinwirot University.
Collected Papers v3.265.
Title: The Transcendental Meditation technique, working
memory, and field independence in school-aged children.
Findings: Improved working memory in school children.
DILLBECK, M. C., and SZAL, T. J. The Transcendental
Meditation technique, working memory, and field independence in
school-aged children. Department of Psychology, Maharishi
University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., 1981.
Collected Papers v3.264.
Title: Transcendental Meditation and mental retardation.
Findings: Improved speech, social behaviour,
intelligence, and physiological functioning in a mentally
retarded subject
EYERMAN, J. Transcendental Meditation and mental retardation.
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 42(1): 35-36, 1981.
Collected Papers v3.263.
Title: The effectiveness of Transcendental Meditation as a
means of improving the echolalic behavior of an autistic
student.
Findings: Improved echolalic behavior in autistic
student.
WOOD, M. F. The effectiveness of Transcendental Meditation as
a means of improving the echolalic behavior of an autistic
student. College of Exceptional Child Education, University of
Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. Paper presented at the
International Symposium on Autism Research, Boston,
Massachusetts, U.S.A., 14 July 1981.
Collected Papers v3.262.
Title: The Transcendental Meditation Programme in the
college curriculum: A 4-year longitudinal study of effects on
cognitive and affective functioning.
Findings: Benefits for students at Maharishi University
of Management:
- Increased intelligence.
- Increased self-confidence.
- Increased sociability.
- Improved psychological health.
- Increased social maturity.
ARON, A.; ORME-JOHNSON, D. W.; and BRUBAKER, P. The
Transcendental Meditation Programme in the college curriculum: A
4-year longitudinal study of effects on cognitive and affective
functioning. College Student Journal 15(2): 140-146,
1981.
Collected Papers v3.261.
Title: Creative thinking and the Transcendental Meditation
technique.
Findings: Increased creativity: increased figural
flexibility and originality. Increased verbal fluency.
TRAVIS, F. Creative thinking and the Transcendental
Meditation technique. A version printed in The Journal of
Creative Behavior 13(3): 169-180, 1979.
Collected Papers v3.260.
Title: Learning disorders and the
Transcendental Meditation program: Retrospects and prospects.
Findings: Increased self-actualisation in economically
deprived adolescents with learning problems:
- Increased inner-directedness (independence,
self-supportiveness).
- Increased self-regard.
- Decreased dropout rate from school.
JACKSON, Y. Learning disorders and the Transcendental
Meditation program: Retrospects and prospects. A preliminary
study with economically deprived adolescents. Doctoral thesis
(abbr.), University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts,
U.S.A., 1977. Dissertation Abstracts International 38
(6): 3351A, 1977.
Collected Papers v2.139.
Title: Higher education for higher
consciousness: A study of students at Maharishi International
University.
Findings: Benefits for students resulting from
Maharishi's integrated system of education at Maharishi
International University (now Maharishi University of
Management):
- Greater interest in academic activities.
- Greater commitment to higher education.
- Greater intellectual and scientific orientation.
- Greater aesthetic orientation.
- Greater respect for traditional religious values.
- Greater optimism about the future of society.
- Greater altruism (greater commitment to helping others
and improving society).
- Greater sense of social responsibility.
- Greater tolerance of authority.
- Greater trust.
- Greater sociability.
- Greater psychological stability.
- Greater commitment to personal growth.
- Less anxiety.
- Less impulsiveness.
BROWN, M. Higher education for higher consciousness: A study
of students at Maharishi International University. Doctoral
dissertation (abbr.), University of California at Berkeley,
Berkeley, California, U.S.A., Dissertation Abstracts
International 38, 649A-650A, 1976.
Collected Papers v2.138.
Title: The Transcendental Meditation Programme
in British secondary schools.
Findings: Decreased neuroticism in secondary school
students.
HARDING, S. D. The Transcendental Meditation Programme in
British secondary schools. Department of Experimental
Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, Sussex, England,
1976.
Collected Papers v2.137.
Title: The effects of the Transcendental
Meditation Programme on short-term recall performance.
Findings: Benefits for college students: improved
short-term memory, ability to focus attention, and spontaneous
organisation of memory.
BERRETTINI, R. B. The effects of the Transcendental
Meditation Programme on short-term recall performance. Master's
thesis (abbr.), Department of Education, Wilkes College,
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 1976.
Collected Papers v2.136.
Title: Meditation and right hemispheric
functioning—spatial localisation.
Findings: More efficient functioning of the right
cerebral hemisphere: better spatial localisation.
HARRISON, S. D.; PAGANO, R.; and WARKENBURG, S. Meditation
and right hemispheric functioning—spatial localisation. In Proceedings
of the Biofeedback Research Society, Seventh Annual Meeting,
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.A., 27 February-2 March 1976, p.
33 (Abstract).
Collected Papers v2.135.
Title: The effects of Transcendental Meditation
on free recall.
Findings: Improved memory and organisation of memory—effect
more pronounced in long-term meditators.
SCHER, D. The effects of Transcendental Meditation on free
recall. Master's thesis (abbr.), State University College, New
Paltz, New York, U.S.A., 1975.
Collected Papers v2.134.
Title: Einige Effekte der Transzendentalen
Meditation bei lernbehinderten Sonderschülern.
Findings: Benefits for school children with learning
problems:
- Decreased anxiety.
- Decreased examination anxiety.
- Decreased school dislike.
OVERBECK, K.-D., and TöNNIES, S. E. Einige Effekte der
Transzendentalen Meditation bei lernbehinderten Sonderschülern.
Diplomarbeit of first author (abbr.), Psychologisches Institut
III, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, W. Germany, 1975.
Collected Papers v2.133.
Title: The Transcendental Meditation Programme
and its effects on psychological functions in secondary school
students of a rural Indian high school.
Findings: Benefits for high school students:
- Improved concentration.
- Improved reading comprehension.
- Improved memory.
NATARAJ, P., and RADHAMANI, M. G. The Transcendental
Meditation Programme and its effects on psychological functions
in secondary school students of a rural Indian high school.
Department of Psychology, Maharani's College, Mysore, India.
Research presented at the International Conference on 'Veda and
Science,' Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 25-30 June 1975.
Collected Papers v2.132.
Title: The effects of the Age of Enlightenment Governor
Training Courses on field independence, creativity,
intelligence, and behavioural flexibility.
Findings: Increased field independence (growth of a
more stable internal frame of reference, increased perceptual
acuity). Increased creativity—increased figural fluency and
originality. Increased intelligence. Increased behavioural
flexibility increased psychomotor speed and motor-cognitive
flexibility (findings indicate a reversal of the ageing
process).
ORME-JOHNSON, D. W., and GRANIERI, B. The effects of the Age
of Enlightenment Governor Training Courses on field
independence, creativity, intelligence, and behavioural
flexibility. Centre for the Study of Higher States of
Consciousness, Maharishi European Research University,
Switzerland, 1977.
Collected Papers v1.103.
Title: The Transcendental Meditation Programme
and creativity.
Findings: Greater creativity: greater fluency,
flexibility, and originality of creative thought.
MACCALLUM, M. J. The Transcendental Meditation Programme and
creativity. Graduate Department of Psychology, California State
University at Long Beach, Long Beach, California, U.S.A., 1974.
Collected Papers v1.63.
Title: The Transcendental Meditation Programme
in the classroom: A psychological evaluation.
Findings: Benefits for high school students:
- Improved intellectual performance (increased problem
solving ability).
- Increased creativity.
- Increased energy level.
- Increased innovation, autonomy, and independence.
- Increased self-esteem.
- Increased tolerance.
- Increased ability to deal with abstract and complex
situations.
- Decreased anxiety.
SHECTER, H. The Transcendental Meditation Programme in the
classroom: A psychological evaluation. Doctoral thesis
(summary), Graduate Department of Psychology, York University,
North York, Ontario, Canada, Dissertation Abstracts
International 38 (07) (1977): 3372B.
Collected Papers v1.62.
Title: The effect of the Science of Creative
Intelligence course on high school students: A preliminary
report.
Findings: Benefits for high school students:
- Improved academic performance.
- Reduced state and trait anxiety.
CORY, R., and HUFNAGEL, P. The effect of the Science of
Creative Intelligence course on high school students: A
preliminary report. American Foundation for the Science of
Creative Intelligence, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A., 1974.
Collected Papers v1.61.
Title: The Transcendental Meditation Programme
and academic achievement.
Findings: Benefits for university students: improved
academic performance.
HEATON, D. P., and ORME-JOHNSON, D. W. The Transcendental
Meditation Programme and academic achievement. International
Center for Scientific Research, Maharishi University of
Management, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., 1974.
Collected Papers v1.60.
Title: The effect of the Transcendental
Meditation Programme upon university academic attainment.
Findings: Benefits for university students: improved
academic performance.
COLLIER, R. W. The effect of the Transcendental Meditation
Programme upon university academic attainment. Department of
English as a Second Language, College of Arts and Sciences,
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A., 1973.
Collected Papers v1.59.
Title: The effect of the Transcendental
Meditation Programme on the organisation of thinking and recall
(secondary organisation).
Findings: Benefits for university students:
- Improved spontaneous organisation of memory.
- Improved stabilisation of organised memory.
- Improved problem-solving ability.
MISKIMAN, D. E. The effect of the Transcendental Meditation
Programme on the organisation of thinking and recall (secondary
organisation). Graduate Department of Psychology, University of
Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 1973.
Collected Papers v1.58.
Title: Performance on a learning task by
subjects who practice the Transcendental Meditation technique.
Findings: Benefits for university students: superior
learning ability.
MISKIMAN, D. E. Performance on a learning task by subjects
who practice the Transcendental Meditation technique. Graduate
Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada, 1972.
Collected Papers v1.57.
Title: Paired-associate learning and recall: A
pilot study of the Transcendental Meditation program.
Findings: Benefits for university students:
- Quicker acquisition of information (better learning
ability).
- Superior recall.
ABRAMS, A. I. Paired-associate learning and recall: A pilot
study of the Transcendental Meditation program. Graduate
Department of Education, University of California at Berkeley,
Berkeley, California, U.S.A., 1972.
Collected Papers v1.56.
Title: Increased intelligence and reduced
neuroticism through the Transcendental Meditation program.
Findings: Increased fluid intelligence. Decreased
neuroticism. Decreased somatic neurotic instability.
TJOA, A. Increased intelligence and reduced neuroticism
through the Transcendental Meditation program. Findings
previously published as "Meditation, neuroticism and
intelligence: A follow-up" in Gedrag: Tijdschrift voor
Psychologie (Behavior: Journal of Psychology) 3: 167-182,
1975.
Collected Papers v1.55.
Title: Some evidence that the Transcendental
Meditation Programme increases intelligence and reduces
neuroticism as measured by psychological tests.
Findings: Benefits for high school students:
- Decreased neuroticism.
- Greater intelligence growth rate.
- Increased fluid intelligence.
TJOA, A. Some evidence that the Transcendental Meditation
Programme increases intelligence and reduces neuroticism as
measured by psychological tests. G.I.T.P., Amsterdam, The
Netherlands, 1972.
Collected Papers v1.54.
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