Abstract

Investigated whether individual vs small group consensus target judging procedures, and/or the emotionality of dynamic target video clips, would affect the frequency of correct identification of the target in a free -response dream clairvoyance study. Two people located in Edinburgh (Scotland) and a 3rd person located in Derby (England) acted both as Es and as Ss and slept at their respective homes. On each of the 28 trial nights, a randomly-selected video clip was shown repeatedly between 3 and 4:30 AM. The following morning the Ss viewed 4 video clips (3 decoys plus the target) and then judged the correspondences between the clips and records of their dream mentation. The Edinburgh Ss obtained a greater number of direct hits using consensus vs individual judgements. A discussion consensus procedure was marginally more successful than a more objective consensus procedure. Ss, both as a group and as individuals, obtained a greater proportion of direct hits when the target was emotionally negative than when it was either positive or neutral.