TESTING FOR EXTRASENSORY PERCEPTION WITH A MACHINE

Abstract

Parapsychology, of which extrasensory perception (ESP) is a branch, is not transitory. Since reports of apparently significant ESP performances are increasing in number, it becomes more important to use the most rigorous of experimental techniques in testing the ESP hypothesis. A design of a scientifically rigorous experiment in ESP is presented as an acceptable model for work in this field. This report covers the design of an objective test of three modes of ESP, pretest considerations and planning, final testing, and results obtained using the specially designed testing and recording machine, the VERITAC. Finally, a statistical analysis of the results and a discussion of statistical considerations are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0414809

Entities

People

  • Everett F. Dagle
  • John Mott-smith
  • Margaret D. Hill
  • William R. Smith

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Binomials
  • Chi Square Test
  • Data Science
  • Experimental Design
  • Information Science
  • New York
  • Parapsychology
  • Perception
  • Personality
  • Pilot Studies
  • Probability
  • Psychology
  • Random Number Generators
  • Recording Systems
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics

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