What is meditation? Proposing an empirically derived classification system

K Matko, P Sedlmeier - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Meditation is an umbrella term, which subsumes a huge number of diverse practices. It is still
unclear how these practices can be classified in a reasonable way. Earlier proposals have …

Sub-acute effects of psilocybin on empathy, creative thinking, and subjective well-being

NL Mason, E Mischler, MV Uthaug… - Journal of psychoactive …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Creative thinking and empathy are crucial for everyday interactions and subjective well-
being. This is emphasized by studies showing a reduction in these skills in populations …

The contemplative exercise through the lenses of predictive processing: A promising approach

G Pagnoni - Progress in brain research, 2019 - Elsevier
The theory of predictive processing in the comprehensive articulation proposed by Karl
Friston is a framework that boasts an impressively wide explanatory power in neurobiology …

Divergent thinking.

MA Runco, S Acar - 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
The theory of divergent thinking (DT) and the methods used to assess it have changed
dramatically over the years. Most notable is the idea that DT is meaningful but not involved …

Impact of acute physical activity on children's divergent and convergent thinking: The mediating role of a low body mass index

A Bollimbala, PS James… - Perceptual and motor …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
While prior studies have examined the positive influence of physical activity (PA) programs
on children's creative potential, they have not explored the mediating roles of psychological …

The role of mindfulness in reducing English language anxiety among Thai college students

P Charoensukmongkol - International journal of bilingual education …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study was designed to investigate whether the degree of mindfulness exhibited by a
sample of Thai students had an effect on the level of anxiety they experienced in English as …

Innovating the craft of phenomenological research methods through mindfulness

CD Nicholls - Methodological innovations, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
To conduct qualitative social research requires not only a declarative knowledge of the
research methods and methodology, but also a set of honed practical, applied skills. For …

What makes mindfulness-based interventions effective? An examination of common components

A Kropp, P Sedlmeier - Mindfulness, 2019 - Springer
Objectives Mindfulness-based approaches to meditation usually rely on not one but several
specific techniques or elements, but what elements are responsible for which of the …

The social Psychology of gullibility

J Forgas, R Baumeister - Conspiracy Theories, Fake News …, 2019 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Gullibility as a scientific concept does not currently feature prominently in social psychology
research, and one would search in vain the subject indexes of many social psychology …

Cultivating creative workplaces through mindfulness

EK Byrne, T Thatchenkery - Journal of Organizational Change …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how mindfulness training impacts creativity
with individuals in a workgroup and propose a methodology for future research …