APS

2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022

Mindfulness Meditation: Influence on Spatial Anxiety and Mental Rotation

Chicago, IL · May 2022

Poster · Cognitive

  • Joycelyn VanAntwerp
    Ball State University
  • Alexis Detrich
    Ball State University
  • Nilou Lueke
    Ball State University

Abstract

Performance and accuracy on spatial reasoning tasks are strongly influenced by spatial anxiety levels. The present work will examine the hypotheses that a mindfulness meditation intervention will reduce spatial anxiety, which in turn will lead to a subsequent increase in mental rotation task performance (a spatial cognitive task).

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