Details of three new studies have been submitted to the Registry recently:
(1) Reproductive Hormonal Status as a Predictor of Precognition: Pregnancy Experiment; A Confirmatory Experiment
Julia Mossbridge
Abstract: Previous evidence and three exploratory experiments suggest a correlation between reproductive hormones in women and performance on precognition tasks. An additional online exploratory experiment revealed that pregnant women perform significantly better on a conscious precognition task than non-pregnant women in the same age group; however due to the difficulty of locating pregnant women online, they were necessarily paid more than the non-pregnant women. In the proposed confirmatory experiment, we will attempt a confirmatory replication of this effect among locally recruited unpaid participants, to remove the potential confounding factor of participant payment.
www.koestler-parapsychology.psy.ed.ac.uk/Documents/KPU_Registry_1053.pdf
(2) PsyPhotos
Patrizio Tressoldi and Luciano Pederzoli
Abstract: The main aim of this study funded by the Bial Foundation is to test the mental influence at distance on the pixels forming the image-sensors of the photos of a professional digital photographic camera. After converting the original 1024 x 683 pixels raw images to a 16 x 16 pixel format in order to increase the signal-to-noise ratio with a custom made software (posted open access here:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18xi63RFMfTEmUMe5E64yXfzipyPiTJBV), the effect of mental influence on the photos, will be estimated by comparing the difference between the total pixels values of the black and white photos obtained with and without a mental interaction. A future development of the software will allow a comparison of the 2D form of the images. The camera will always have the lens closed and will be protected from external electromagnetic influences. With the lens closed, the only information detected by the photos is the default electronic activity of the memory card. Even if the lensis closed it is possible to obtain photos simply triggering the start button.
http://www.koestler-parapsychology.psy.e...y_1054.pdf
(3) Associations among Experience, Confidence, Transliminality and Ability to Locate and Describe Targets in Experienced Remote Viewers
Jennifer Lyke
Abstract: This study proposes a novel protocol to explore associations among remote viewer characteristics and accuracy in identifying target characteristics. Findings will provide a basis for future research into potential mechanisms of successful remote viewing. Thirty-five volunteer remote viewers will be asked to locate targets on a map that have been randomly placed within a 23-acre area and to describe aspects of the targets themselves. Blind judges will calculate a percentage match for participants’ target descriptions of the actual target and three decoy targets. They will also rank order the accuracy of descriptions of the target and three decoys for each participant. Participants will also complete a demographic questionnaire, describe their level of experience with remote viewing, complete a measure of transliminality, and describe their confidence in the target location and target description tasks. This procedure will be used to test the following hypotheses:
1. Participants will identify the location of a target more closely than expected by chance.
2. Participants’ descriptions of target characteristics will match the actual target more closely than the decoys.
3. Judges will identify the actual target as the best match for participants’ descriptions more often than expected by chance.
4. Participants’ location accuracy will correlate with description accuracy.
5. Participant experience will correlate with both location accuracy and description accuracy.
6. Participant location and description confidence will correlate with location accuracy and description accuracy, respectively.
7. Participants’ gender and transliminality will interact to predict both location accuracy and description accuracy.
http://www.koestler-parapsychology.psy.e...y_1055.pdf
(1) Reproductive Hormonal Status as a Predictor of Precognition: Pregnancy Experiment; A Confirmatory Experiment
Julia Mossbridge
Abstract: Previous evidence and three exploratory experiments suggest a correlation between reproductive hormones in women and performance on precognition tasks. An additional online exploratory experiment revealed that pregnant women perform significantly better on a conscious precognition task than non-pregnant women in the same age group; however due to the difficulty of locating pregnant women online, they were necessarily paid more than the non-pregnant women. In the proposed confirmatory experiment, we will attempt a confirmatory replication of this effect among locally recruited unpaid participants, to remove the potential confounding factor of participant payment.
www.koestler-parapsychology.psy.ed.ac.uk/Documents/KPU_Registry_1053.pdf
(2) PsyPhotos
Patrizio Tressoldi and Luciano Pederzoli
Abstract: The main aim of this study funded by the Bial Foundation is to test the mental influence at distance on the pixels forming the image-sensors of the photos of a professional digital photographic camera. After converting the original 1024 x 683 pixels raw images to a 16 x 16 pixel format in order to increase the signal-to-noise ratio with a custom made software (posted open access here:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18xi63RFMfTEmUMe5E64yXfzipyPiTJBV), the effect of mental influence on the photos, will be estimated by comparing the difference between the total pixels values of the black and white photos obtained with and without a mental interaction. A future development of the software will allow a comparison of the 2D form of the images. The camera will always have the lens closed and will be protected from external electromagnetic influences. With the lens closed, the only information detected by the photos is the default electronic activity of the memory card. Even if the lensis closed it is possible to obtain photos simply triggering the start button.
http://www.koestler-parapsychology.psy.e...y_1054.pdf
(3) Associations among Experience, Confidence, Transliminality and Ability to Locate and Describe Targets in Experienced Remote Viewers
Jennifer Lyke
Abstract: This study proposes a novel protocol to explore associations among remote viewer characteristics and accuracy in identifying target characteristics. Findings will provide a basis for future research into potential mechanisms of successful remote viewing. Thirty-five volunteer remote viewers will be asked to locate targets on a map that have been randomly placed within a 23-acre area and to describe aspects of the targets themselves. Blind judges will calculate a percentage match for participants’ target descriptions of the actual target and three decoy targets. They will also rank order the accuracy of descriptions of the target and three decoys for each participant. Participants will also complete a demographic questionnaire, describe their level of experience with remote viewing, complete a measure of transliminality, and describe their confidence in the target location and target description tasks. This procedure will be used to test the following hypotheses:
1. Participants will identify the location of a target more closely than expected by chance.
2. Participants’ descriptions of target characteristics will match the actual target more closely than the decoys.
3. Judges will identify the actual target as the best match for participants’ descriptions more often than expected by chance.
4. Participants’ location accuracy will correlate with description accuracy.
5. Participant experience will correlate with both location accuracy and description accuracy.
6. Participant location and description confidence will correlate with location accuracy and description accuracy, respectively.
7. Participants’ gender and transliminality will interact to predict both location accuracy and description accuracy.
http://www.koestler-parapsychology.psy.e...y_1055.pdf
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