An aptitude for attitude neural bases of multisensory perception correlate to variations in human personality type

Eatman, Jasmin A.
Spiller, Mary Jane

2015

2010-2019

A synesthetic experience is characterized by the automatic stimulation of several divisions of cognitive processing by an inducer, followed by unique cognizance of an imagined object that incorporates multiple qualities. This study included participants who self-identified as synesthetes as well as those who did not report any subtype of synesthetic experience. Survey research included the Bergen questionnaire, and further identified personality traits using the Big Five Personality Inventory, Creative Experience evaluation, and Conscientiousness subscale. In order to conduct a comparative examination of self-reported personality qualities and synesthestisia type, Pearson's correlation and hierarchical regression analyses were utilized in multilevel liner analysis. Statistical comparisons revealed that Openness, and Industriousness are the strongest predictors of time-space synesthesia. Consistently frequent reporting of openness and industriousness by number-space synesthetes point to several advantages of multisensory perception. In view of the correlations between synesthesia and personality, there are implications for synesthesia research in monitoring neuropsychological health throughout human development.

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