SI AND H EXPERIMENTATION, 29 APRIL 1953

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00428155
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 23, 2025
• Document Release Date: August 23, 2000
• Publication Date: April 29, 1953

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Subject: SI and H Experimentation, 29 April 3.953
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� In view of the fact that this was the first effort for the new 'subjects,
approximately one hour of the total time was devoted to a security briefing
rnd al briefing of the work of the girls in connection with the overall
ogram. Thereafter, the writer took each one of the girls in turn
tested them on the standard "falling back" tests and all subjects responded
in a more or less average fashion. After some discussion, the writer then
tested all subjects on the "hand rising" test. Results_were.fair only with
some of the girls responding to a slight extent and others showing little in-
clination to respond to the suggestion. However, the writer does not regard
this as unusual since all were new subjects and close tiigether at the time.
Again at the conclusion of this test i a gener l discussion was entered
into after which a very slow "relaxation" � ft. � �1, � th
participating. On this test
apparently approached a light a
o lung in the test apparently because of a nervon agitation.
ble
In general, it may be said the tests were completely inconclusive and
in the opinion of the writer all subjects acted somewhat below average which
was due to the fact that people were very closely associated with each other.
and the girls could not concentrate as well as if only
were conducted by the writer since he wished
listen to his explanations of the security
en to the general briefing on new subjects. narthermore, the writer felt
that -the main objectives of the night were not to produce exceptional results
in the tests but to obtain the interest and future co-operation of these -sub-
jects.
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