Perspectives | Combined opinion of plant intelligence | Chi-square value | Cramer's V | p value | n | References | ||
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Intelligent | Not intelligent | |||||||
1. A plant or tree has spoken to me before | Agree | 11 | 2 | 5.597 | 0.23 | 0.018 | 108 | [46] |
Disagree | 43 | 52 | ||||||
2. I believe that hallucinogenic drugs reveal inner truths of an individual and other truths of the world. These “hallucinations” are not irrelevant | Agree | 25 | 9 | 7.143 | 0.27 | 0.008 | 94 | [56] |
Disagree | 28 | 37 | ||||||
3. I believe singing or talking to plants doesn't have any effect on the plant | Agree | 12 | 34 | 22.809 | 0.48 | < 0.001 | 100 | |
Disagree | 41 | 13 | ||||||
4. I don't believe in the significance of dreams; they do not hold any factual truth about the world | Agree | 15 | 27 | 8.719 | 0.29 | 0.003 | 103 | |
Disagree | 41 | 20 | ||||||
5. I believe that the Flora kingdom can communicate with us, either through dreams, visionary illustration and/or other means of communication | Agree | 35 | 7 | 23.343 | 0.47 | < 0.001 | 105 | |
Disagree | 21 | 42 | ||||||
6. I believe that plants are teachers | Agree | 40 | 23 | 4.537 | 0.21 | 0.033 | 103 | |
Disagree | 16 | 24 | ||||||
7. I would consider myself spiritual. By spiritual, it does not necessarily conform to a labeled religion | Agree | 36 | 16 | 7.143 | 0.27 | 0.005 | 107 | |
Disagree | 22 | 33 | ||||||
8. I don't believe in the existence of a spiritual, unseen dimension | Agree | 31 | 17 | 5.725 | 0.24 | 0.017 | 100 | |
Disagree | 21 | 33 | ||||||
9. I practice mindful meditation when I can. I believe its practices allow me to connect with my higher self | Agree | 34 | 44 | 11.478 | 0.32 | 0.003 | 115 | |
Disagree | 25 | 6 | ||||||
10. I incorporate Eastern philosophy into my way of living such as Taoism, Buddhism and Hinduism | Agree | 16 | 7 | 5.597 | 0.16 | 0.033 | 111 | – |
Disagree | 41 | 47 | ||||||
11. I am a person who listens and follows what my heart says relatively more than my mind | Agree | 21 | 13 | 2.465 | – | 0.29 | 99 | [61] |
Disagree | 27 | 34 | ||||||
12. I feel strongly and personally connected to nature | Agree | 57 | 45 | 3.276 | – | 0.19 | 117 | [5] |
Disagree | 3 | 7 |