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D.
Program Objectives
Basically, there are three program objectives:
(1)
to document that
psychoenergetic phenomena are real and reproducible,
(2)
to determine the mechanism(s)
underlying these phenomena, and
(3)
to bring the
field of psychoenergetics into the
mainstream of human performance research, by providing a scientific foundation equivalent to
the
rest of the performance research
field,
In the minds of some, there
is no doubt that
psychoenergetic phenomena are real and reproducible.
In the minds of many others, both
scientific professionals and informed lay persons,
this
is not the case.
The categories of research interest under consideration form a hierarchy lS^ging
from basic research on fundamental mechanisms to methodologies for applications, including
•
Identifying explanatory mechanisms
(e.g., electromagnetic effects,
neurophysiological mechanisms).
•
Specifying phenomenological properties
(e.g., the effects of distance and
shielding)
•
Determining physical, physiological, and psychological correlates
(e.g.,
geophysical environment, EEG and GSR measures, and personality
profiling)
•
Developing optimal strategies
for use in applications
(e.g.,
statistical
averaging)
E.
Program Resources
To meet the above objectives, the SRI program
is using both in-house and
external expertise.
For over a decade,
a core group of researchers at SRI has been studying
a wide variety of subjects in psychoenergetics—augmented by access to specialty centers such
as our neurosciences and our microbial genetics laboratories.
Some of the work
is being subcontracted to institutions, groups, and consultants
who have a demonstrated track record in this research area.
Other subcontractors may have
had no association with this
field but, because of their specific area of expertise, can make
valuable contributions to our program goals.
Thus, the widest possible interdisciplinary
viewpoints are available to the program, and the mixture of resources
will ensure that peer
group review and scientific interactions are maximized.
Subcontractors and consultants
currently include personnel from Princeton University, Syracuse University, John F. Kennedy
University, the Palo Alto Medical Clinic, MARS Measurements Associates, the Parapsychology
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other consultants having expertise in specific areas of interest to the program.
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II PROGRESS TO DATE
For this reporting period, our primary progress was made in the areas of pilot and
formal experimentation.
A.
Status of Subcontracts
Table
1 shows the current status of the subcontracts
for FY 1986.
For
administrative purposes,
it was convenient to use a number of different types of contractual
agreements:
•
Purchase Order—Agreement for nonresearch oriented deliverables.
•
Consultant—Agreement for a single individual within a large
organization.
•
Services Contract—Agreement for contracts having total funding of less
than S100K.
•
Full Subcontract—Agreement for contracts having total funding of
greater than S100K.
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Table
STATUS OF SUBCONTRACTS FOR FY 1986
Obj Task
Institution
Subcontract
Type
Funding
per Year
Human
Use
Contract
Awarded
Technical
Monitor
A
E
Princeton
University
Purchase
Order
$22 K
no
8-Jan-86
May
A
3a
PRL
Services
Contract
$16 K
no
unknown*
May
B
PSIC
Purchase
Order
$45 K
no
Hubbard
C
Palo Alto
Med.
Clinic
Purchase
Order
$109K
yes
5-Nov-85
Thomson
C
MARS
Associates
Purchase
Order
$38 K
no
7-Nov-85
Humphrey
C
Stanford
Med. Sch.
Consultant
Agreement
$16 K
yes
7-Feb-86
Lantz
D
Consultants
International
Purchase
Order
$34 K
no
May
E
Syracuse
University
Services
Contract
$38 K
yes
24-Jun-86
Hubbard
E
Mind Sci.
Foundation
Services
Contract
$16 K
yes
23-Jun-86
Hubbard
E
Time Res.
Institute
Full
Contract
$ 107K
no
terminated
19-May-86
Hubbard
E
JFK
University
Services
Contract
$28 K
yes
27-Jun-86
Hubbard
E
University
of Delaware
Services
Contract
$16 K
yes
19-Jun-86
Humphrey
*
Contract was not awarded due to administrative delays at PRL.
The
final contracts with Syracuse University, Mind Science Foundation, John F.
Kennedy University, and the University of Delaware were signed and in place as of the end of
the third quarter.
The contract with Time Research Institute was terminated as a result of
extensive review of the subcontractor’s Statement of Work and qualifications.
B.
Progress
to Date for Each Objective/Task
The progress to date for each Objective and Task
is described below in the order
of
its occurrence in the Statement of Work.
Financial information for the budgeted and
actual costs for each task has been provided.
For those cases in which the cost differences
exceed six percent, a brief explanation
is afforded for the cost over- or underrun. A
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summary table of the finances and a detailed description of this budget adjustment may be
found in Chapter VI,
Objective A, Task
I—Statistical Protocols and Research Design
a.
Technical
The
Scientific Oversight Committee (SOC) met for the
first time on 6
January 1986 to discuss and review the protocols for the proposed experiments for FY 1986.
The primary mission of the SOC
is threefold:
•
To review
(in advance) experimental protocols, and to provide
critical
comments where necessary.
•
To volunteer to monitor specific experiments in detail.
A volunteer
will
observe the experiment in progress, determine
if the original protocol
specifications are being met, and review the
final report as
if
it were a
journal
article.
•
To recommend directions
for future research.
A total of 17 protocols were submitted
for review.
The SOC found
that the SRI protocols were in order and, except for one
(Objective E, Task 7), the
comments reflected a search for clarification on specific points.
The comments for E/7
questioned the proposed approach by one of our subcontractors, Time Research Institute
(TRI).
The resolution of the TRI subcontract issue
is detailed in Chapter
III, Problem Areas.
b.
Financial
Of the $37. 5K
initially budgeted,
$34. OK was spent.
2-
Objective A, Task 2—A Posteriori Assessments
a.
Technical
On 6 and 7 November 1986, SRI reconvened with the SOC for a
year-end review of the FY 1986 program.
As a result of these meetings, the SOC provided a
posteriori assessments of the FY 1986 experimental designs and protocols.
These assessments
can be found in Appendix A; SRI has appended explanatory commentary to the SOC reviews
where appropriate.
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