The variety of the reported sensations was analyzed with chisquared
tests (Statistica v.8). All of the 11 sensations proposed were reported
at least once, and one participant added pins and needles to the
list of sensations. The total number of sensations reported by good
heartbeat perceivers (72) did not differ from the number reported by
poor heartbeat perceivers (67; χ2(1)=.18; p N .67), but a closer examination
revealed certain differences in respect of individual sensations
(Table 3). Sensations of numbness were reported more frequently by
good heartbeat perceivers (20.8%) than poor heartbeat perceivers
(6.9%; χ2(1) = 5.0; p b .05), and the opposite pattern was observed
for sensations of cooling (good = 6.9%; poor = 22.2%, χ2(1) = 5.5;
p b .05). Interestingly, beat/pulse was reported equally frequently by
good (16.7%) and poor heartbeat perceivers (11.1%; χ2(1)=.8; p N .37).