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was
given either during or
following
the
experiment.
In
this
series
of
eight experiments,
summarized
in Table
2,
three
feedback protocols were employed.
They included
the use
of
a walkie-
talkie communication during
the experiment,
feedback after
the
termina-
tion of
the experiment,
and no
feedback at
all.
Since mid-test
communi-
cation was
used
in some
of
these experiments,
this
series was
not
intended
as
a demonstration-of-ability
test,
but rather
as
a
training series with
a secondary
goal
of determining whether
feedback
to
the subject
is
a
necessary component
of
the remote viewing phenomenon.
The detailed
tape recorded
transcript
of experiment number
8,
the
church,
is
one
of
the more accurate
and complete descriptions we have
ever obtained
from a remote viewing experiment.
In
this
case
the subject
was given no feedback whatsoever
as
to
the nature of
the
target
or
the
correctness
of her description.
We conclude from this
experiment,
and
supporting evidence from
the spoked wheel drawing from experiment
2,
that
a channel of significant capacity exists between
a subject
and
a remote
location even in
the absence of
feedback.
Furthermore,
from our
analys.is
of
the data and conversations with
the
subject,
it appears
that
the exis-
tence
of mid-experiment communications
is more
of
a disturbance
than
a
help
to
the subject
in establishing rapport with
the remote experimenter.
Finally,
the roles
of R.T.
and
H.P.
as
interrogator and
outbound
experimenter were interchanged
for some experiments with no observable
difference,
indicating that
the remote-viewing phenomenon
is
not strongly
personality dependent.
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SUMMARY OF VARIABLE FEEDBACK EXPERIMENTS
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Remote Site
Type of
Feedback
Evaluation
1.
SRI landscaped court
yard
2.
Radio trailer
3.
Bicycle shed
4.
Wooden Kiosk
5.
Concrete platform
6.
Merry-go-round
7.
Auditorium
8.
Church
Post-exp
None
None
mid-test
mid-test
post-exp
(1
day)
post-exp
None
Described correctly
as
a
formal garden with dry
fountain
No relation
to
target
Correctly described bright
area and drew wheel with
metal spokes;
size perspective
lacking
No relation
to target
(see
text)
Accurately described
target
and experimenter's
activity
Had experimenter
in moving
vehicle which couldn't be
identified
Correctly described large
indoor
area, brightly
lit,
with red
rug
Tall solemn,
august building,
church or library
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(c)
Technology Series
In
this
section we describe
a series
of experiments designed
to
measure
the approximate resolution capability
of
the remote viewing
phenomenon.
We have established
in other work
that
a high data rate
channel exists between
a remote viewing subject
and
a distant site.
In
this work we investigate
the amount of specific detail
that
a subject
is able
to obtain concerning
a remote and unfamiliar
scene.
Just prior
to
these experiments we had carried
out experiments with
subjects
S-3 and
S-4
to measure
the physiological correlates
of
remote
viewing
and
to
test feedback hypotheses.
One
of
the observations
that
we made at
the conclusion of
that work was
that
the quality
,
accuracy
,
and
coherence
of
the descriptions provided by both
these subjects
appeared
to be improving.
We therefore asked
them
to participate
in
this
series
of
technology experiments
in which
they would attempt
to describe
laboratory equipment
of
the
type with which
they may not be familiar.
As
is now standard in our protocol,
they were
asked simply
to describe
what
they saw rather
than name
the object.
There were four experiments
in
this
series,
and
the subjects were successful in obtaining significant
information in all cases.
Ill
the first
three experiments
one experimenter
left
the subject
with
a second experimenter blind
to
the
target and by random protocol
selected
a piece
of apparatus with which
to interact,
located
in
a part
of
SRI where
the subject had not been previously.
The experimenter
then
used
the equipment
in
the appropriate manner
for
ten minutes,
after which
he returned
to
the laboratory.
The subject was asked both
to describe
the
apparatus and
to submit
drawings.
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(c)
Technology Series
In this
section we describe
a series
of experiments designed
to
measure
the approximate resolution capability
of
the remote viewing
phenomenon.
We have established
in other
worlc that
a high data rate
channel exists between
a remote viewing subject
and
a distant
site.
In this work we investigate
the amount of specific detail
that
a subject
is able
to obtain concerning
a remote and unfamiliar scene.
Just prior
to
these experiments we had carried out experiments with
subjects
S-3 and
S-4
to measure
the physiological correlates
of
remote
viewing
and
to
test
feedback hypotheses.
One
of
the observations
that
we made
at
the conclusion
of
that work was
that
the quality
,
accuracy
,
and
coherence
of
the descriptions provided by both
these subjects
appeared
to be improving.
We therefore asked
them
to participate
in
this
series
of
technology experiments
in which
they would attempt
to describe
laboratory equipment
of
the
type with which
they may not be familiar.
As
is now standard in our protocol,
they were asked simply
to describe
what
they saw rather
than name
the object.
There were four experiments
in this
series,
and
the subjects were successful
in obtaining
significant
information in all cases.
In the first
three experiments
one experimenter
left
the subject
with
a second experimenter blind
to
the
target
and by random protocol
selected
a piece
of apparatus with which
to interact,
located
in
a part
of
SRI where
the subject had not been previously.
The experimenter
then
used
the equipment
in
the appropriate manner
for
ten minutes,
after which
he returned
to
the laboratory.
The subject was
asked both
to describe
the
apparatus and
to submit
drawings.
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OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC CURVE
FOR SEQUENTIAL SAMPLING PROCEDURE
qj
=
0.4,
q 2
=
0.6, a =
0.01, 0 =
0.01
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NUMBER
OF
TRIALS
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AVERAGE SAMPLE NUMBER FOR
SEQUENTIAL SAMPLING PROCEDURE
qj
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-
0.6,
oc =
0.01, p =
0.01
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C.
Shannon and
W.
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The Mathematical Theory
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R.. Taetzsch,
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APPENDIX
Medical Evaluation
(Raw Data)
Subject
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