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The mind readers: Some
recent experiments in telepathy. |
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Written by Administrator
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sexta, 10 setembro 2004 |
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Soal, Samuel
Georges & Bowden, H T (1960). The mind readers: Some recent experiments in
telepathy.Oxford, England: Doubleday. (290 pp) Abstract Reported is a series of telepathic and
clairvoyance experiments employing 2 Welsh boys as agent and percipient.
Clairvoyance test results were negative but the critical ratio for the
15,348 telepathic trials over a 2 -year period was 47. Of the 614 telepathic
runs (where 5 correct calls for each run of 25 trials is the chance
expectancy) perfect runs occurred twice, 24 correct occured 4 times and
scores of 20 or more were achieved at least 26 times. The possibility of
sensory leakage or outright fraud as an explanation for the results was made
highly improbable by a variety of very elaborate control techniques. The
authors believe that this series of experiments proves the existence of ESP
beyond any reasonable doubt.
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