Garrette
11th March 2004, 12:30 AM
I have terminated my testing in my other thread about the Book Test.
However, theboypaj is conducting a 15 book test there, so you may still want to participate. I did.
Now I would like to implement a 10 Book Test along the lines discussed in that thread. I imagine simple protocols but would like input before beginning.
Alternatively, Ed has suggested to me, via pm, a different test using the symbols along the top row of your keyboard. If I cannot come up with a satisfactory methodology for this 10 book test, then I may still do that one. (But I spent some time last night picking books for this test, so I'm attached to; sue me).
Here is my broad outline. Ideas for changes/additions are welcome:
1. I have ten books, some of which are viewable online, some of which are not.
2. I will list the ten books in my next post. They will be listed in a randomly chosen order (I assigned each book a number, then took the 1 through ten of clubs from a deck of cards, shuffled them, and dealt them out. That's the order I listed the books in.)
3. I then laid the books out on my bed in that order, shuffled the ten cards again and placed them, from left to right on the books. The new card is that book's new number.
4. When the test begins, I will shuffle the ten cards again and choose the top card. I will place the associated book on top of my locker. Alternatively, I can have an associate who is unaware of the test shuffle the cards and choose one while they are face down.
5. Once a book has been used, it will not be re-used, so for the second test only nine cards will be shuffled.
6. Ideally, I would like to go through all ten books, with the same people providing their answers each time and me not revealing in what order the books were chosen until all ten trials are complete. This could take some time, though.
7. I will then hand the analysis of the results over to someone on this board who knows how to do that (I don't).
8. People who provide answers should place themselves into one of the following categories (for purposes of this test "psi" is meant to encompass any form of anomolous cognition):
[list=a]
Believer getting a psi impression
Believer not getting a psi impression but participating anyway (these people are encouraged to participate)
Non-believer attempting to get an impression in a manner they think a believer would
Non-believer just guessing
[/list=a]
Any thoughts?
However, theboypaj is conducting a 15 book test there, so you may still want to participate. I did.
Now I would like to implement a 10 Book Test along the lines discussed in that thread. I imagine simple protocols but would like input before beginning.
Alternatively, Ed has suggested to me, via pm, a different test using the symbols along the top row of your keyboard. If I cannot come up with a satisfactory methodology for this 10 book test, then I may still do that one. (But I spent some time last night picking books for this test, so I'm attached to; sue me).
Here is my broad outline. Ideas for changes/additions are welcome:
1. I have ten books, some of which are viewable online, some of which are not.
2. I will list the ten books in my next post. They will be listed in a randomly chosen order (I assigned each book a number, then took the 1 through ten of clubs from a deck of cards, shuffled them, and dealt them out. That's the order I listed the books in.)
3. I then laid the books out on my bed in that order, shuffled the ten cards again and placed them, from left to right on the books. The new card is that book's new number.
4. When the test begins, I will shuffle the ten cards again and choose the top card. I will place the associated book on top of my locker. Alternatively, I can have an associate who is unaware of the test shuffle the cards and choose one while they are face down.
5. Once a book has been used, it will not be re-used, so for the second test only nine cards will be shuffled.
6. Ideally, I would like to go through all ten books, with the same people providing their answers each time and me not revealing in what order the books were chosen until all ten trials are complete. This could take some time, though.
7. I will then hand the analysis of the results over to someone on this board who knows how to do that (I don't).
8. People who provide answers should place themselves into one of the following categories (for purposes of this test "psi" is meant to encompass any form of anomolous cognition):
[list=a]
Believer getting a psi impression
Believer not getting a psi impression but participating anyway (these people are encouraged to participate)
Non-believer attempting to get an impression in a manner they think a believer would
Non-believer just guessing
[/list=a]
Any thoughts?