tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post4715033200108059717..comments2024-03-02T03:24:43.931-05:00Comments on Advanced Analytic Techniques: Short Term Effects of Meditation versus Relaxation on Cognitive FunctioningKristan J. Wheatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566135545863154089noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-49702423140684265882013-05-06T22:35:39.635-04:002013-05-06T22:35:39.635-04:00I think it's important to recognize that medit...I think it's important to recognize that meditation and relaxation are supposed to be two distinct techniques. The relaxation group was only asked to mimic the meditation group in terms of sitting upright with their eyes closed. Ultimately, they still let their mind wander or think about whatever would relax them, whereas meditation claims to give practitioners the ability to control their thoughts and processes, which would theoretically improve cognitive functions. If the only result of interest was stress or concentration, then I think the similarities between the relaxation and meditation groups would be a bigger issue, but in this study the authors are clear what the purpose of their research is. MK Daleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470455609030653798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509736829271344872.post-84087321573652759732013-05-06T21:19:52.481-04:002013-05-06T21:19:52.481-04:00Based on your summary and critique of this article...Based on your summary and critique of this article it seems that both the meditation group and the non-meditation group demonstrated similar results because the non-meditation group was asked to try and imitate the meditation group. Even though the non-meditation group did not have experience in meditation, trying to mimic the meditation group likely allowed these individuals to experience aspects of successful meditation in my opinion. I would not discredit meditation as not a useful practice to incorporate into the workplace based off of the results of this study. A larger sample would needed to be conducted and also a slight altering of the experimental design that changes the way in which the non-mediation group is tested. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412280252210298973noreply@blogger.com