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Table 2 The number of respondents who agreed or disagreed with the statements and their aggregate opinion on plant intelligence measured by combining all plant behavioral examples indicative of plant intelligence. All statistically significant results had statistically significant pairwise comparisons (two proportion Z test)

From: Understanding interdisciplinary perspectives of plant intelligence: Is it a matter of science, language, or subjectivity?

Perspectives

Combined opinion of plant intelligence

Chi-square value

Cramer's V

p value

n

References

  

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

[57, 58]

 

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

[42, 46]

 

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

[59, 60]

 

Disagree

21

42

     

6. I believe that plants are teachers

Agree

40

23

4.537

0.21

0.033

103

[46, 60]

 

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

[49, 51]

 

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

[49, 51]

 

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

[49, 51]

 

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