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MEMORANDUM
FOR:
SUBJECT:
Requirements Relating
to Paranormal
Research
1.
Phenomenology:
A.
I would recommend that research
in
this area be directed
toward ascertaining for each mode or kind of phenomena
the limits,
or limiting factors, associated with operational
range,
sensitivity,
and selectivity.
Associated with the
range question
is
the nature of Impedance and whether
range varies
linearly, nonlinearly--or perhaps nonrationally.
B.
In addition
to these basic characteristics,
their relation-
ships
should
be considered
in terms of mode dependence.
For example,
sensitivity might have one kind of meaning
with respect to telepathy and
a different connotation
in
psychokenesis.
In the case of selectivity,
to what extent
can the activities of an
individual
be differentiated from
a group--at what range?
C.
A variety of factors would
intuitively seem to be
Important
in this research
Including:
age,
sex,
other physiological
characteristics,
psychological
characteristics,
heredity,
cultural
background,
etc.
In addition,
a variety of
temporal
relationships
should be investigated,
e.g.
when
performance
in one mode
Is
at
a
high level,
is performance
in other modes exceptional,
unaffected,
or downgraded?
If learning
is evident
in
some mode,
are other modes also
enhanced?
D.
All
of the above are intended
to illustrate only the
wide spectrum of relationships which should be considered
in the design of any experiments and
In data gathering and
processing.
E.
At present
it would seem that many tests would have to be
tailored
to the particular subject and that the test for
limits of capability
in one
individual
might be different
than for others.
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SUBJECT:
Requirements
Relati ng
to Paranormal
Research
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