Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000100430001-0 ra As indicated in Table 3, medical testing is currently in progress, To date the return information is sparse, having to be collated from several clinics before a comprehensive analysis can be completed, To provide an indication of the type of raw data that is to be collated, a small sample of data obtained on Subject 1 is presented in Appendix 3, As indicated, the EMI computerized brain scan reveals a Slight enlarge- ment of the entire right lateral ventricle, while the left appears normal in size. An asymmetry in alpha development between left and right hemi- spheres is also indicated. Also noted is some concern about the EKG sug- gesting a coronary artery problem. The significance of these factors for our interest will be developed under the direction of Dr. Armbruster and made available to the client as available, (b) Psychological Evaluation The psychological evaluation of program participants con- sists of both baseline personality evaluation, and of ongoing testing associated with daily experimentation, The collection of baseline data (e.g., in-depth interview, W.A.I.S., etc.) is for the purpose of identi- fying baseline characteristics possessed by gifted subjects. The ongoing testing associated with daily experimentation (e.g., Mood Adjective Check- lists) is for the purpose of identifying psychological correlates of successful versus unsuccessful performance tasks, (1) Baseline Data The bulk of the baseline evaluation has been assigned to the Palo Alto Medical Clinic. Coordination of the program is being handled by Dr. J. E. Heenan, Chief Clinical Psychologist of the Department of Psychiatry. 24 Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000100430001-0
Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000100430001-0 The baseline evaluation, outlined in Table 4, con- sists of (1) In-depth interviews, including objective events and subjective views relating to the discovery and enhancement of paranormal capacities; socioeconomic, cultural, familial, religious environment; outstanding peaks, traumas; values, motivation, inter- personal style, (2) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (W.A.I.S.). (3) Minnesota Multiphase Personality Inventory (M.M.P.I.). (4) Benton Visual Memory Test and Wechsler Memory Scale, (5) Thematic Apperception Test (T.A.T.) and Rorschach projective tests, (6) Bender Gestalt Test, (7) Luscher color test, (8) Strong Aptitude/Values Test, (9) Cognitive Style Preference Test, As indicated in Table 4, the psychological testing is well under way, There is of course, a considerable lag between testing and results. To date, only a partial analysis of data from Subject l is available. We present these data in Appendix 4 as a sample of the type of analysis that will become available, (2) Cognitive Style Preference Test en eee Pe eterence test In connection with testing hypotheses associated with hemispheric specialization of the brain, Dr. Robert Ornstein of the Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California, San Francisco, has been brought into the program as a consultant. 25 Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000100430001-0
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Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000100430001-0 In his capacity as consultant, Dr. Ornstein has pro~ vided an instrument named the Cognitive Style Preference Test. This test was developed for use in differentiating between individuals preferring a structure-oriented cognitive style as compared with a verbally oriented cognitive style, For the purpose of the program, this instrument is ad- ministered to determine whether individuals exhibiting paranormal func- tioning prefer, as a group, one style of cognitive functioning predomi- nantly as compared with individuals in a control group. The test is administered once to each individual. A sample of the test is included below. Preliminary results indicate some preference for a verbally oriented cognitive style on the part of good subjects (Figure 7), but further data are required before any significance is to be attached to the results tabulated thus far, Should a correlation of test results with paranormal functioning be found, it would be appropriate in later work to determine whether this test instrument would be useful as a screening device, i.e., to determine whether other individuals sharing the profile also exhibit paranormal functioning, 27 Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000100430001-0
EE Eee annie Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000100430001-0 INSTRUCTIONS TO SUBJECT: COGNITIVE STYLE PREFERENCE TEST Please do not turn over the pages until I ask you to do so. On each page of this booklet there are sets of three items arranged in rows. Two of them are alike or fit together in some way. Your task is to select which one is different and doesn't belong with the other two. The two columns on the first page are Samples. There are three designs or shapes in each row. Each design has a word printed on it. In the first row of the first column all the words are the same. Most people would say that the first and second shapes go together and the third one doesn't belong. Would you agree? (If not, explain.) Mark the third one with an X then. In the second row most people would say that the first one is different and the last two go together. Do you agree? Then mark the first one with an X. . In the third row the shapes are all the same, but the words HORSE and SADDLE go together and the world FAULT doesn't belong. Do you agree? (If not, explain.) Mark the third one with an X. Which would you pick as the odd one in the 4th row? [Color (2nd one) | In the 5th row you could choose either a word that doesn't dslong or a shape that doesn't belong. Which is the odd word? (TROUT.) Which is the odd shape? [the CIRCLE (DIME) | Either one of these answers is right. Mark either one of them. " The last row also has two possible right answers. Which is the odd word? (SHIRT.) Which is the odd shape? [The second one (DOG)} Mark either one of them with an x. On some of these sets people find it easier or more natural to pick out the odd word, and one some they find it easier to pick out the odd shape. Either way is correct. We want you to make your selections whichever way seems most comfortable ana natural to you. Mark only once in each row, and go as fast as you can. Any questions so far? 28 Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000100430001-0
. Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000100430001-0 The second column has more samples. When I say begin, please mark an odd member in each row, and say "STOP" as soon as you finish this sample column. BEGIN. (Check forced choices--) Any questions? Then when I say "BEGIN" turn over the next page. Work as fast as you can, and continue until you have finished the booklet, then say "STOP". Ready? BEGIN. 29 Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00791R000100430001-0