Abstract

Reports 2 experiments with trained imagery in 22 female gymnasts (aged 8-16 yrs) and 12 adult small bore shooters to see if they could use their hypothesized increased imagery ability to improve their psychokinesis (PK) performance. Consistent results across both experiments were that participants who had been given more imagery training showed higher PK scores than those who had less training. Positive correlations were also found between self-rated imagery scores and PK scores over the same period. There was also a weak correlation between a change in imagery over the experimental period and the change in PK scores over the same period. There are some additional analyses that give a more complex picture of the relationship between imagery and PK. Alternative explanations discussed are that there exists a ceiling effect of imagery on PK performance and that motivation or willingness to do well in PK tasks may be an important contributor to PK scores.