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ERIC Number: ED304452
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Apr
Pages: 14
Abstractor: N/A
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Improving Intuitive Abilities for a More Wholistic Approach to Education.
Maycock, George A.
Whether intuitive abilities can be improved through purposeful training for a more holistic approach to education was the object of this study. It was hypothesized that individuals participating in a mental training program designed to improve right-brain intuitive abilities would show significant improvement in such abilities, while a control group not experiencing the training would show no such improvement. The experimental group of 30 college students participated in a 30-hour course designed to improve intuitive abilities based on the J. Silva mental training method (1977), using systematic relaxation cycles, imagery, and visualization. The control group of 30 college students received no such training. The HCP-Profile Test, a measure of right or left brain orientation; the HCP-PSI test, a measure of attitude toward intuition; and the Intuitive Potentials Test, a test of intuitive potential, were administered to the subjects. Pre- and posttests were conducted for each group. Although there were no differences between subjects and comparisons on pretest measures, posttesting indicated significant increased scores toward greater intuition for the experimental group on each of the three measures. The training was most helpful for those who were predominantly left-brain, or logic, oriented or who were balanced in abilities. Results show that an appropriately designed training program can improve intuitive abilities. Four tables and three figures present study data. (SLD)
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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