Does Psi Exist? Replicable Evidence for an Anomalous Process of Information Transfer

Daryl, J.; Honorton, Charles

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“… Storm & Ertel (2001) comparing Milton & Wiseman’s (1999) database with Bem & Honorton’s (1994) one, found the two did not differ significantly. Furthermore Storm and Ertel went on to compile a 79-study database, which had a statistically significant mean standardized effect size of 0.138.…”

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confidence: 92%

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Stage 1 Registered Report: Anomalous perception in a Ganzfeld condition - A meta-analysis of more than 40 years investigation

Tressoldi

Storm

2020

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This meta-analysis is an investigation into anomalous perception (i.e., conscious identification of information without any conventional sensorial means). The technique used for eliciting an effect is the ganzfeld condition (a form of sensory homogenization that eliminates distracting peripheral noise). The database consists of peer-reviewed studies published between January 1974 and June 2020 inclusive. The overall effect size will be estimated using a frequentist and a Bayesian random-effect model. Moderators analyses will be used to examine the influence of level of experience of participants, the type of task and the peer-review level. Publication bias will be estimated by using four different tests. Trend analysis will be conducted with a cumulative meta-analysis and a meta-regression model with Year of publication as covariate.

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“…A second major meta-analysis on a set of ‘autoganzfeld’ studies was performed by Bem & Honorton (1994) . These studies followed the guidelines laid down by Hyman & Honorton (1986) .…”

Section: Review Of the Ganzfeld Meta-analysesmentioning

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Stage 1 Registered Report: Anomalous perception in a Ganzfeld condition - A meta-analysis of more than 40 years investigation

Tressoldi

Storm

2020

F1000Res

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“…In this experiment, the receiver relaxes in a comfortable, reclining chair, the experimenter tapes halved Ping-Pong balls over the receiver's eyes, and then asks her to wear headphones that are playing pink noise, a whooshing sound like a deep-throated waterfall. [43] Then the experimenter shines a red light on her face, and she is asked to keep her eyes open. Resting in this condition for a few minutes encourages the mind to slip into a dream-like hypnogogic state, which is thought to enhance the ability to pay attention to subtle mental impressions.…”

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“…We may note here that because the existence of telepathy, and psi in general, are regarded as controversial, to prevent any form of conventional information from passing between sender and receiver, these studies follow strict security procedures that were explicitly established in consultation with both skeptics and stage magicians (because of their familiarity with deceptive practices) to close all known loopholes. [43][44][45] From 1974 to 2018, the combined ganzfeld database contained 117 studies. Of those, studies using targets sets with 4 possible targets included 3,885 test sessions, resulting in 1,188 hits, corresponding to a 30.6% hit rate.…”

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Is Mind Quantum?

Kauffman¹,

Radin²

2021

Preprint

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If all aspects of the mind-brain relationship were adequately explained by classical physics, then there would be no need to propose alternative views. But faced with possibly unresolvable puzzles like qualia and free will, other approaches are required. We propose a non-substance dualism theory, following a suggestion by Heisenberg, whereby the world consists of both ontologically real Possibles that do not obey Aristotle’s law of the excluded middle, and ontologically real Actuals, that do obey the law of the excluded middle. Measurement converts Possibles into Actuals. This quantum-oriented approach solves numerous puzzles about the mind-brain relationship, but it also raises the intriguing possibility that some aspects of mind are nonlocal, and that mind plays an active role in the physical world. We suggest that the mind-brain relationship is partially quantum, and we present evidence supporting that proposition.

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“…8 Skeptical bias and other limitations of the report have been documented by Palmer, Honorton, and Utts (1989), Bem andHonorton (1994), andCarter (2012). 9 The combined 90 studies of the meta-analysis in Bem et al (2015) reported a Z value of 6.40 and a p value of 1.2 × 10 −10 .…”

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Should We Accept Arguments from Skeptics to Ignore the Psi Data? A Comment on Reber and Alcock’s “Searching for the Impossible”

Williams

2019

JSE

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Reber and Alcock have recently made a sharp attack on the entire psi literature, and in particular a recent overview by Cardeña of the meta-analyses across various categories of psi. They claim the data are inherently fl awed because of their disconnect with our current understanding of the world. As a result, they ignore the data and identify key scientifi c principles that they argue clash with psi. In this Commentary, I argue that these key principles are diffi cult to apply in areas where our understanding remains poor, especially quantum mechanics and consciousness. I also explore how the psi data may fi t within these two domains.

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Does Psi Exist? Replicable Evidence for an Anomalous Process of Information Transfer

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Stage 1 Registered Report: Anomalous perception in a Ganzfeld condition - A meta-analysis of more than 40 years investigation

Stage 1 Registered Report: Anomalous perception in a Ganzfeld condition - A meta-analysis of more than 40 years investigation

Is Mind Quantum?

Should We Accept Arguments from Skeptics to Ignore the Psi Data? A Comment on Reber and Alcock’s “Searching for the Impossible”

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