Table 5. Correlations between personality scores and power output in the experimental placebo condition (n = 14).
Personality trait |
Correlation with power output in placebo trials |
95% CI* |
Chances effect is clinically positive (trivial/negative)+ |
Extraversion |
-.1 |
-.6 to .5 |
29 (25/46) |
Agreeableness |
-.5 |
-.8 to .0 |
1 (5/94) |
Conscientiousness |
-.7 |
-.9 to -.3 |
0 (1/99) |
Neuroticism |
.5 |
-.0 to .8 |
94 (5/1) |
Openness to experience |
-.3 |
-.7 to .3 |
10 (17/73) |
smallest worthwhile correlation of 0.1.* 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.