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An experimental
investigation of nonrandomness in parapsychological targets
and calls. |
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Written by Administrator
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sexta, 10 setembro 2004 |
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Smith, Kendon & Curran, Shirley A (1958). An
experimental investigation of nonrandomness in parapsychological targets and
calls. Journal of General Psychology, 59, (pp. 273-288) Abstract 64 Ss in 2 groups motivated toward the ESP
task and nonmotivated, attempted to guess standard ESP symbols assembled on
2 targets. 1 target was the mirror image of the other. All responses were
scored both for the target aimed at, in each instance, the experimental
target, and for its mirror image, the control target. Motivated Ss showed no
evidence of nonrandomness nor of ESP. Their performance was better than that
of the nonmotivated Ss but the differences were not significant. However,
there was "significant evidence that a subject\'s level of motivation does
in fact influence the pattern of his responses."
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