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(S/NF)
While the quantitative
results are mixed, viewers indicate that feedback
is
psychologically important. We conclude, therefore, that feedback should be provided whenever
possible.
6.
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Effect of Distance
(S/NF) We examined
the
effect
of
distance
on
the
quality
of remote
viewing.
Distances were divided into four ranges: <
1 km, < 50 km, < 5000 km, and > 5000 km.
For the
group G1
,
there was no effect of distance on the quality of remote viewing (X* = 3.56,
v =
2;
P ^ 0.167).
It
is possible
to be
definitive about
this particular
result since
all confounding
variables tend to increase the chi-square rather than decrease
it.
7.
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Effect of Size of Target
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Only one experiment has been conducted that directly addresses this issue.
Photographs were reduced to a spot size of approximately
1 mm in diameter.
One viewer from
group G1 produced significant results (n =
6,
z = 2.10, p < 0.018, d = 0.857). We are able to
conclude
that targets
1 mm
in diameter do not
inhibit remote viewing
quality.
No
data
are
available on targets of varying sizes.
8.
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Physiological Correlates to Remote Viewing
(U)
In
the
field
in
general,
the
search
for physiological
correlates has not been
successful.
Early results indicated that an individual should be moderately relaxed and as free
from physiological stress as possible (e.g., headaches, bathroom demands).
These results are not
surprising in that
it
is likely that such a
“physiological”
state would be optimal
for any human
activity,
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SRI has examined neurophysiological
correlates to remote viewing
in two
separate experiments.
Specifically, the central nervous system appears to respond to a remote
light flash, and thus provides a correlate to remote viewing.
For the two experiments, a total of
four viewers
(all from group Gl) produced independent significant changes in a-production in
correlation with remote
light stimuli. 9
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(S/NF)
SRI recommends
that the
effort
to
isolate
particular
parts
of the
central
nervous system that respond to remote stimuli be continued.
The potential for screening and
training are significant.
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9.
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Psychological Correlates to Remote Viewing
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Psychological
correlates
to
remote
viewing
have
provided
weak,
but
significant, evidence
for correlations with some forms of psychological variables.
In the early
work with the Personality Assessment System, SRI found that many of the group G1
viewers
clustered near each other in PAS space.
In later work, the PAS predicted viewer performance to
a
significant
degree.
SRI’s work
with
self-report
personality
tests
has not been
successful;
however, Honorton reports small, but significant correlations with the thinking/feeling dimension
in the Myers-Briggs Type
Inventory. 11
In general, psychological
correlates have been weak
and/or unreliable.
10.
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Shielding and ELF
(S/NF)
The
main
purpose
of
searching
for
shielding
against
psychoenergetic
functioning
is
to
provide
for
a
secure
environment.
I.
M.
Kogan
proposed
a
model
of
psychoenergetic information transfer based on extremely low-frequency (ELF) electromagnetic
radiation. 12
In that model, Kogan proposed that the brain
is,
in effect, a 10-Hz oscillator and
the body is a crude antenna.
Radiation at that frequency would exhibit many of the properties of
psychoenergetic functioning known at that time.
(S/NF)
Too few
data were
collected under known
shielding conditions
to make
definitive statements with regard to shielding.
Two trials were collected in a 30-dB shielding at
10 Hz.
These
trials showed significant evidence of remote viewing
(n =
2,
z =
1.92,
p < 0.027, d =
1.358).
In another experiment, when the target material was contained
in
a
SCIF,
significant evidence for remote viewing was observed
(n =
6,
z =
1.91, p <C 0.028
d
=
0.780).
The
trend,
however,
is
clear:
electromagnetic
shielding
does
not
inhibit
psychoenergetic acquisition of target material.
11.
(U) Audio Analysis
(S/NF)
In
a
single study involving
trials with
a
single viewer from group Gl,
a
significant
correlation
of remote
viewing
quality
with
the
audio/linguistic
character
of
the
response was found
(n =
6,
r = 0.995, p < 0.050, d = 0.800).
One purpose
for determining
within-session correlations with remote viewing quality
is to provide
for an independent and
a priori measure of quality.
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SRI recommends that this type of investigation be continued to determine the
degree to which the result can be generalized across viewers.
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