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one for each of the
, three specified areas of basic research and a final section devoted to
general comments and suggestions relating to the overall research design.
It is suggested that the extensive batteries of standard tests listed
below be given only to those gifted subjects used in developing the
'applied'
research data and to an appropriate number of controls.
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Identification of Measurable Characteristics Possessed by Gifted
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(approximately" 20% of the total project effort?
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complete medical hi story,•'with
particular focus
on childhood or later diseases which
might relate to the
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family medical history;
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curriculum vitae;
objective events and subjective views
relating to the discovery and enhancement of the subject's
paranormal capacities;
other special skills or interests;
socio-economic,
cultural,
familial environment; outstanding
'peaks',
experiences, traumas;
religious content of the
subject's life;
other paranormal or related experiences
(e.g.,
deja vue)
on which the subject has not been tested;
and such psychiatric and psychological interview techniques)
as may shed further light on the subject's personality,
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marital state and interpersonal style.
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(as above)
- General phsyical examination (normal lab work as well)
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- Neurological examination, Dynamometer
- Opthomological exam (see Sensory Evaluation)
- ENT exam (see Sensory Evaluation)
- Such other examinations as may be suggested by the above
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Time estimates
Recognition tests
(tachistoscope)
If feasible,
certain sponsor-provided tapes and films
designed to test observation,
recall and assessment
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Identification of Neurophys iological Correlates
(approximately 20%
of the total pro j ect~effort
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Note:
the CNS and ANS testing should be done during paranormal
experimentation, with truly random inter-trial intervals.
Central Nervous System
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- Evoked potential
-- tones and#|#$ lights,
several frequencies
at specified amounts above and below threshold
- EEG
- CHV
-- lights, words, tachistoscope
Autonomic Nervous System
- GSR
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- Heart rate
- Finger plethysmogram
- Respiration
pneumatic or nasal.
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