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Correlations with: Perceptual experience:qualia theory

N = 931 (target faculty). Cut-off = +/-0.05

n < 10 omitted. Some redundant or trivial correlations are not shown.

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Main Survey questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
Mind:non-physicalism0.159
non-physicalism physicalism
qualia theory
45.6%(52/114)
46.4%(53/114)
not qualia theory
25.6%(125/488)
63.3%(309/488)
Response pairs: 710   p-value: < 0.001
Zombies:metaphysically possible0.158
metaphysically possible not metaphysically possible
qualia theory
37.8%(42/111)
56.7%(63/111)
not qualia theory
23.8%(110/462)
66.4%(307/462)
Response pairs: 676   p-value: < 0.001
Time:A-theory0.152
A-theory B-theory
qualia theory
44.5%(33/74)
33.7%(25/74)
not qualia theory
27.8%(94/338)
51.7%(175/338)
Response pairs: 484   p-value: < 0.001
Metaphilosophy:non-naturalism0.142
non-naturalism naturalism
qualia theory
40.7%(44/108)
49%(53/108)
not qualia theory
26.4%(122/462)
59.9%(277/462)
Response pairs: 674   p-value: < 0.001
Free will:libertarianism0.132
libertarianism not libertarianism
qualia theory
21.6%(24/111)
73.8%(82/111)
not qualia theory
13.1%(63/478)
79%(378/478)
Response pairs: 697   p-value: < 0.001
Proper names:Millian0.106
Millian Fregean
qualia theory
51%(50/98)
35.7%(35/98)
not qualia theory
40.7%(183/449)
46.7%(210/449)
Response pairs: 646   p-value: 0.007
Analytic-synthetic distinction:yes0.106
yes no
qualia theory
72.8%(83/114)
24.5%(28/114)
not qualia theory
65.8%(322/489)
30%(147/489)
Response pairs: 712   p-value: 0.004
A priori knowledge:yes0.104
yes no
qualia theory
83.3%(95/114)
12.2%(14/114)
not qualia theory
70.9%(347/489)
21.2%(104/489)
Response pairs: 712   p-value: 0.005
Normative ethics:virtue ethics0.103
virtue ethics not virtue ethics
qualia theory
29%(29/100)
62%(62/100)
not qualia theory
23.2%(99/425)
64.9%(276/425)
Response pairs: 622   p-value: 0.01
God:theism0.102
theism atheism
qualia theory
23.2%(26/112)
67.8%(76/112)
not qualia theory
12.7%(62/486)
78.8%(383/486)
Response pairs: 706   p-value: 0.006
Knowledge:rationalism0.101
rationalism empiricism
qualia theory
44.7%(51/114)
32.4%(37/114)
not qualia theory
34.2%(167/488)
45.9%(224/488)
Response pairs: 711   p-value: 0.007
Truth:correspondence0.091
correspondence not correspondence
qualia theory
64.8%(70/108)
31.4%(34/108)
not qualia theory
55.3%(259/468)
40.5%(190/468)
Response pairs: 678   p-value: 0.017
Personal identity:psychological view0.088
psychological view not psychological view
qualia theory
50%(53/106)
33.9%(36/106)
not qualia theory
37.5%(167/445)
45.6%(203/445)
Response pairs: 653   p-value: 0.024
Science:scientific anti-realism0.084
scientific anti-realism scientific realism
qualia theory
15%(17/113)
80.5%(91/113)
not qualia theory
12.1%(59/487)
81.7%(398/487)
Response pairs: 705   p-value: 0.025
Newcomb's problem:two boxes0.083
two boxes one box
qualia theory
47.5%(39/82)
35.3%(29/82)
not qualia theory
44.2%(155/350)
33.4%(117/350)
Response pairs: 521   p-value: 0.058
Abstract objects:Platonism0.079
Platonism nominalism
qualia theory
55%(60/109)
37.6%(41/109)
not qualia theory
44.9%(216/481)
47.6%(229/481)
Response pairs: 697   p-value: 0.037
not Zombies:inconceivable0.079
inconceivable not inconceivable
qualia theory
14.4%(16/111)
80.1%(89/111)
not qualia theory
21.8%(101/462)
68.3%(316/462)
Response pairs: 676   p-value: 0.04
Epistemic justification:internalism0.075
internalism externalism
qualia theory
37.2%(41/110)
49%(54/110)
not qualia theory
32%(153/477)
52.6%(251/477)
Response pairs: 693   p-value: 0.048
Personal identity:further-fact view0.061
further-fact view not further-fact view
qualia theory
17.9%(19/106)
66%(70/106)
not qualia theory
14.8%(66/445)
68.3%(304/445)
Response pairs: 653   p-value: 0.119
not Politics:egalitarianism0.06
egalitarianism not egalitarianism
qualia theory
39.3%(39/99)
47.4%(47/99)
not qualia theory
46.2%(187/404)
39.8%(161/404)
Response pairs: 584   p-value: 0.147
External world:idealism0.055
idealism not idealism
qualia theory
6.1%(7/113)
92%(104/113)
not qualia theory
4.7%(23/487)
92.8%(452/487)
Response pairs: 709   p-value: 0.143
not Free will:compatibilism0.054
compatibilism not compatibilism
qualia theory
54%(60/111)
41.4%(46/111)
not qualia theory
61.7%(295/478)
30.5%(146/478)
Response pairs: 697   p-value: 0.154
Aesthetic value:objective0.051
objective subjective
qualia theory
55.3%(62/112)
31.2%(35/112)
not qualia theory
45.4%(219/482)
40.2%(194/482)
Response pairs: 692   p-value: 0.18

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
not AOS:Philosophy of Mind0.113
Philosophy of Mind not Philosophy of Mind
qualia theory
28.9%(33/114)
71%(81/114)
not qualia theory
28.1%(138/491)
71.8%(353/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.002
metasurvey:accuracy0.1
accuracy ≥ median accuracy < median
qualia theory
48.4%(16/33)
51.5%(17/33)
not qualia theory
50%(53/106)
50%(53/106)
Response pairs: 166   p-value: 0.199
AOS:Philosophy of Law0.098
Philosophy of Law not Philosophy of Law
qualia theory
3.5%(4/114)
96.4%(110/114)
not qualia theory
0.8%(4/491)
99.1%(487/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.008
AOS:Aesthetics0.089
Aesthetics not Aesthetics
qualia theory
8.7%(10/114)
91.2%(104/114)
not qualia theory
3.4%(17/491)
96.5%(474/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.017
AOS:Philosophy of Religion0.087
Philosophy of Religion not Philosophy of Religion
qualia theory
7.8%(9/114)
92.1%(105/114)
not qualia theory
3.6%(18/491)
96.3%(473/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.019
AOS:Normative Ethics0.078
Normative Ethics not Normative Ethics
qualia theory
12.2%(14/114)
87.7%(100/114)
not qualia theory
9.9%(49/491)
90%(442/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.036
not AOS:Philosophy of Cognitive Science0.075
Philosophy of Cognitive Science not Philosophy of Cognitive Science
qualia theory
6.1%(7/114)
93.8%(107/114)
not qualia theory
8.1%(40/491)
91.8%(451/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.044
tradition:analytic0.072
analytic continental
qualia theory
92.1%(105/114)
~0.8%(~1/114)
not qualia theory
88.1%(433/491)
4.2%(21/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.054
not xian:Frege0.071
Frege not Frege
qualia theory
7%(8/114)
92.9%(106/114)
not qualia theory
9.9%(49/491)
90%(442/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.057
xian:Plato0.064
Plato not Plato
qualia theory
7%(8/114)
92.9%(106/114)
not qualia theory
4%(20/491)
95.9%(471/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.087
not xian:Wittgenstein0.064
Wittgenstein not Wittgenstein
qualia theory
9.6%(11/114)
90.3%(103/114)
not qualia theory
9.1%(45/491)
90.8%(446/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.087
AOS:Metaphysics0.061
Metaphysics not Metaphysics
qualia theory
35%(40/114)
64.9%(74/114)
not qualia theory
25.6%(126/491)
74.3%(365/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.102
not xian:Quine0.059
Quine not Quine
qualia theory
6.1%(7/114)
93.8%(107/114)
not qualia theory
7.9%(39/491)
92%(452/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.114
not AOS:19th Century Philosophy0.056
19th Century Philosophy not 19th Century Philosophy
qualia theory
~0.8%(~1/114)
~99.1%(~113/114)
not qualia theory
5.2%(26/491)
94.7%(465/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.134
not AOS:General Philosophy of Science0.054
General Philosophy of Science not General Philosophy of Science
qualia theory
7%(8/114)
92.9%(106/114)
not qualia theory
11.4%(56/491)
88.5%(435/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.148

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
not affil:region:Australasia0.082
Australasia not Australasia
qualia theory
~0.8%(~1/114)
~99.1%(~113/114)
not qualia theory
6.5%(32/491)
93.4%(459/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.028
not nationality_region:Australasia0.077
Australasia not Australasia
qualia theory
~0.8%(~1/114)
~99.1%(~113/114)
not qualia theory
7.1%(35/491)
92.8%(456/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.039
nationality_region:Other0.071
Other not Other
qualia theory
9.6%(11/114)
90.3%(103/114)
not qualia theory
6.3%(31/491)
93.6%(460/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.057
not phd_region:United Kingdom0.068
United Kingdom not United Kingdom
qualia theory
7.8%(9/114)
92.1%(105/114)
not qualia theory
14.8%(73/491)
85.1%(418/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.068
not phd_region:Europe0.064
Europe not Europe
qualia theory
3.5%(4/114)
96.4%(110/114)
not qualia theory
6.5%(32/491)
93.4%(459/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.087
affil:region:United States0.057
United States not United States
qualia theory
69.2%(79/114)
30.7%(35/114)
not qualia theory
57.8%(284/491)
42.1%(207/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.127
nationality_region:United States0.055
United States not United States
qualia theory
57.8%(66/114)
42.1%(48/114)
not qualia theory
47%(231/491)
52.9%(260/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.141
phd_region:United States0.051
United States not United States
qualia theory
58.7%(67/114)
41.2%(47/114)
not qualia theory
50.9%(250/491)
49%(241/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.172
not nationality_region:United Kingdom0.051
United Kingdom not United Kingdom
qualia theory
13.1%(15/114)
86.8%(99/114)
not qualia theory
19.3%(95/491)
80.6%(396/491)
Response pairs: 716   p-value: 0.172