PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS

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PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL
INVESTIGATIONS
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TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION
? HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
? RESEARCH ACTIVITY
? USSR/PRC ACTIVITIES
? APPLICATION POTENTIAL
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HISTORICAL
SEMI-EXPERIMENTALICASE STUDIES
? LATE 1700'S - - MESMERISM
? LATE 1800'S - - HYPNOTISM
Soc t c'TY ,Colt
? 1882 -- PSYCHId\ RESEARCHISPRjj LONDON
A
? EARLY 1900'S -- MENTAL SUGGESTIONS/BEKHTERVV
INST. FOR BRAIN RESEARCH, USSR
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HISTORICAL
SEMI-EXPERIMENTALICASE STUDIES
? LATE 1700'S - - MESMERISM
LATE 1800'S - - HYPNOTISM
' 1882 - - PSYCHIC RESEARCH/SPR; LONDON
* EARLY 1900'S - - MENTAL SUGGESTIONSIBEKHTERV
INST. FOR BRAIN RESEARCH, USSR
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? 1917
? 1930-1960
? 1960-PRESENT
1960-PRESENT
? 1970-1980
? 1970-1980
? 1980-1990
? 1980-PRESENT
HISTORICAL
STANFORD UNIV, CA
DUKE UNIV, DURHAM NC
FRNM, DURHAM, NC
MIND SCIENCE FOUNDATION,
SAN ANTONIO, TX
MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER, NY
SRI INTER, MENLO PARK, CA
PSYCHOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LAB,
PRINCETON, NJ
ANOMALIES RESEARCH LAB,
PRINCETON UNIV, NJ
? OTHERS:
- SEVERAL UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS
- PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS
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TYPES OF INVESTIGATIONS
? DUKE UNIVERSITY
? PRL
- FORCED CHOICE
-
GANZFELD
- CASE STUDIES
-
REG
? FRNM
? PRINCETON U.
-
FORCED CHOICE
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RV
-
GANZFELD/RV
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REG
-
REG
? SRI
? IMF
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RV (RESEARCH
-
RV
& APPLIED)
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REG
-
REG
-
BIO-PK
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THEORETICAL
? MAIMONIDES
- DREAM TELEPATHY
- GANZFELD
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PHENOMENA OCCURRANCE SITUATIONS
? Waking State
Intuitions
- Synchronicity
Altered/Dissociated, State
- Day dreams
- Ganzfeld
- Dreams
- Hypnosis
- Trance
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METHODS OF ANALYSIS
i LIMITED CHOICE
- STANDARD STATISTICS
FREE RESPONSE
- STATISTICAL/SUBJECTIVE
^ DIRECT MATCHING
^ RANK ORDERING
^ DESCRIPTOR LIST
^ CONCEPT ANALYSIS
^ FUZZY SET ANALYSIS
- ACCURACY
- RELIABILITY
- FIGURE OF MERIT
^ OTHER
- SUBJECTIVE SCALES
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BASIC PROTOCOL
? DOUBLE BLIND
? AUTOMATED DATA RECORDS
? DETAILS DOCUMENTED
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TARGETING /DEMARCATION
? BEACON PERSON
? ABSTRACT
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RECENT RESEARCH
OVERALL RESULTS
? GANZFELD
- 835 SESSIONS, 10 LABS
- 38% VS 259'o CHANCE
-P( 10-e
? RV
- 24,450 TRIALS OVER 15 YEARS
P ' 10'z1
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MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER
OBSERVATIONS
? Vivid, potent, dynamic material is best
? Must be relaxed, passive with increase of inner
attention
? Female participants are more sensitive to colors
45 p EcTS
? Rapport, bonds, emotional tones important
Motivation, goals are important
? Openness, self-acceptance is important
Waking PSI experience is not important
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RESEARCH EXAMPLES
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Ruins of Urquardt Castle, Loch Ness, Scotland
Perception (in full):
"rocks; with uneven holes; also smoothness
height
ocean-dark, dark blue
whitecaps
waves; booming against rocks?
on mountain or high rocks overlooking water
dark green in distance
gulls flying?
pelican on a post
sand
a lighthouse ?_tall structure-round with conical roof
high windows or window space with path leading up to it
or larger structure similar to a castle
[Here there is a sketch of a castle abutment on the transcript.]
a black dog?
with longish curly hair
old, unused feeling; fallen apart?
musty or dank
moss or grass growing in walls
drawbridge?-wood
ocean smells
[Here two sketches show the rocks and castle separated by water from the
dark green in the distance.]
flowers?
snow ice-capping a mountain?
high large, cavernous hall-castle"
Distance: 3500 miles
Time: 14.5 hours, retrocognitive
Normalized Score: .769
z-Score: 2.194
Probability: .014
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Danube River, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Perception (in part):
"I have the feeling that [the agent] is somewhere near water. I seem to
have the sensation of a very large expanse of water. There might be boats.
Several vertical lines, sort of like poles. They're narrow, not heavy. Maybe
lamp posts or flagpoles. Some kind of circular shape. Almost like a merry-
go-round or a gazebo. A large round thing. It's round on its side, like a disc,
it's like a round thing flat on the ground, but it seems to have height as well.
Maybe with poles. Could possibly come to a point on top. Seeing vertical
lines again. Seems to be a strong impression, these vertical lines. No idea
what they could be.... A definite sensation of being outside rather than in.
Water again.... To one side of where [the agent] is I get the feeling there's
a kind of small building. Could be a shed.... Predominant colors seem to
be blue and green.... Water again. Some very quick impression of a fence,
a low fence.... Steps. I don't know where they're leading to.... The steps
sort of lead up to like a path or walkway. Like a boardwalk. And there's a
fence along it. There's people walking along it, and there's vertical lines
along that walkway...."
CPYRGHT
Distance: 5600 miles
Time: 23.5 hours, precognitive
Normalized Score: .884
z-Score: 3.145
Probability: .001
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TRANSCRIPT
2500 MILES
"FLAT SEMI-INDUSTRIAL COUNTRYSIDE WITH MOUNTAIN RANGE
IN BACKGROUND AND SOMETHING TO DO WITH UNDERGROUND
CAVES OR MINES OR DEEP SHAFTS--HALF MANMADE, HALF NATURAL--
SOME ELECTRIC HUMMING GOING ON--THROBBING, INNER THROBBING.
NUCLEAR OR SOME VERY FAR OUT AND POSSIBLY SECRET
INSTALLATION- -CORRIDOR- -MAZES OF THEM--WHOLE UNDERGROUND
CITY--- "
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DIFFICULTIES
? No adequate theory
- Limits in current understanding
- Interdiciplinary needs
Acceptability
- Lack of formal proof
- Replication difficult
- Cultural constraints
Counterfits
Person dependent
Individual style
Complex psychodynamics
Support
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SUMMARY
? Phenomena have deep roots
to Spontaneous phenomena keep occurring
A wide variety of research exists
- Reality demonstrated
- Progress is slow
- Goal orientation
Application interests continue
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 M A1NAZ5 s?"Y1`G'C `?CEIV T E R
OBSERVATIONS
~- Vivid, potent, dynamic material is best
Must be relaxed, passive with increase of inner
attention
Female participants are more sensitive to colors
Rapport, bonds, emotional tones important
Motivation, goals are important
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Openness, self-acceptance is important
Waking PSI experience is not important
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J.B. RHINE'S OBSERVATIONS
Most subjects can do clairvoyance, telepathy
Daily fluctuations occur
o Drugs, coffee affects
? Works at a distance
- Performance increases noted
Rational, sensory processes interfere
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J.B. RHINE'S OBSERVATIONS
Cont'd
Abstraction, "concentration" required
* Major procedure changes disturb
o Conflict of purpose spoils concentration
Self -consciousness lowers results
Dissociation lowers capacity to concentrate
ESP use over time does not decline
May be cyclic
- May be below chance for negative attitude
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RHINE'S OBSEE3LVAIIQN S.
Cont'd
o interest, effort, attention cause variations
Light humorous mood best
o No evidence of further development after
brief initial period
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J.B. RHINE'S OBSERVATI~0 1
ConYd
Best results when both sender and "receivers
have talent
- Even if the "sender" is fatigued
9 Results somewhat positive, even if the
sender has no talent
Poor results if "receivers has poor
talent, even with good "sender"
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EVALUATION SCALES
NUMERICAL
APPROX. DEGREE OF
DATA CORRELATION TION DESCRIPTION
RATING
R NO CORRELATION
0
0-10
LITTLE, O
10-30
--- (MIXTURE OF RELEVANT
1
1+
30-50
AND INCORRECT DATA
--- WITH MAJORITY INCORRECT
50-70'-
MIXTURE OF :RELEVANT
2+
70-90
AND INCORRECT DATA
WITH MAJORITY CORRECT
AND UNAMBIGUOUS
90-100
VERY HIGH TARGET
CORRELATION WITH
ESSENTIALLY: NO
AMBIGUOUS DATA
FIGURE 3
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BATA CATEGORIES
- - e.g., TERRAIN FEATURES;
GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS
-WATER, MOUNTAINS
FACILITY
LDS
I
,
E
e.g AIRF
LAY OUT, DOCKS, SILOS
LASERS, TANKS, ANTENNAS
OBJECTS (SMALL SCALE) - e?g?'_ TESTING,
GE SCALE) : - - e..g?, RID, WEAPON
FUNCTIONS (LARGE DUGTION
e, ., LASER ?STING, CBW
FUNCTIONS (SMALL- SCALE): .! M'6SILE FIRING
STORAGE,
TE -OF -HEALTH, PHYSICAL
PERSONALITY DATA. - -e?g?S?A.
PERSON
FEATURES, BACKGROUND
TNTIONS, FUTURE LOCATIONS,
REDI-CTIVE - - e.g., PLANS., IN 1VITY
P
FUTURE ACTIONS /ACT
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J.B. RHINE'S OBERVAf1~
NS Cont'd
Best results when both "sender and "receiver"'
have talent
- Even if the "sender' is fatigued
Results somewhat positive, even if the
"sender" has no talent
Poor results if "receiver" has poor
talent, even with good "sender"
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J.B. RHINE'S OBSERVATIONS
Cont'd
interest, effort, attention cause variations
? Light humorous mood best
? No evidence of further development after
brief initial period
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J.B. RHINE'S OBSERVATIONS
Cont'd
? Abstraction, "concentration" required
o Major procedure changes disturb
? Conflict of purpose spoils concentration
? Self-consciousness lowers results
? Dissociation lowers capacity to concentrate
o ESP use over time does not decline
- May be cyclic
- May be below chance for negative attitude
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J.B. RHINE'S OBSERVATIONS
? Most subjects can do clairvoyance, telepathy
? Daily fluctuations occur
? Drugs, coffee affects
? Works at a distance
- Performance increases noted
Rational, sensory processes interfere
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GENERAL TERMINOLOGY
? ANOLMALOUS PHENOMENA
? PARANORMAL PHENOMENA
? PARAPSYCHOLOGY
? EXTRAORDINARY HUMAN FUNCTION
? PSYCHOENERGETICS
? BIOFIELD PHENONEMA
? PARAPHYSICS
? PSYCHIC RESEARCH
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DESCRIPTIVE TERMINOLOGY
INFORMATIONAL
? ANOMALOUS COGNITION (AC)
? REMOTE VIEWING (RV)
? EXTRASENSORY PERCEPTION (ESP)
TELEPATHY
CLAIRVOYANCE
PRECOGNATION/POSTCOGNITION
OTHER
ENERGETIC
PSYCHOKINESIS (PK)
ANOMALOUS PERTUBATION (AP)
OTHER
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