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.