Abstract

Examined the role of precognition and feedback on the quality of anomalous cognition (AC) to determine from what time frame the data in from AC originate. In an otherwise standard AC protocol, feedback was displayed tachistoscopically to receivers. The cognitive awareness of the feedback experience was minimal, and 2 of the 8 intensities used for visual display of the feedback were below subliminal threshold. A number of possible relationships between feedback intensity and AC quality including one based on precognition (i.e., the data originated from the future feedback) were hypothesized. Four adult viewers with varying experience contributed 40 trials each (5 at 8 different intensity bands). Using a sum-of-ranks statistic, 2 viewers produced independently significant evidence of remote viewing. None of the data show significant correlation of feedback intensity with AC quality. This result is discussed with regard to precognition in general and the troublesome unfals!ifiability aspect of truly goal-oriented precognition.