This past summer I collected data on my thesis through a Qualtrics survey. My aim was to research whether the use of classical psychedelics including psilocybin, dimethyltryptamine, 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine, mescaline, ayahuasca, lysergic acid diethylamide, and ketamine correlated with changes in a range of cognitive and personality variables. These included the Big Five (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism), growth mindset, empathy quotient, Machiavellian/amorality, curiosity, happiness, creativity, mind wandering, emotional intelligence, intellectual humility, and self-control. I administered questionnaires to determine the extent to which each study participant exhibited each of these variables and used SPSS to analyze this data and any relationships between these variables and the use of classical psychedelics.
