04/06/2003
Anthony R Lawrence
Division of Psychology
School of Health and Social Sciences
University of Coventry
Universidad
Coventry
Reino Unido
Although meta-analytic work suggests the existence of an anomalous process information transfer, researchers find great difficulty to replicate this phenomenon in the laboratory. This PhD explores personal, interpersonal, environmental, and methodological predictors of ESP in the development of a model of successful ESP performance and replication. In the first two chapters I describe the methodology used in this area of research and analyse the results achieved so far. In chapter III I report a study through which I tested a series of variables and procedures pointed out in the literature. A survey carried out on active researchers in the area provided additional suggestions for optimising the experimental protocol (chapter IV). The most promising predictor variables were tested in a third study (chapter V). A logistic regression equation revealed a 4-predictor solution that classified correctly 79.55% of the cases. Finally, in chapter VI I provide a series of recommendations for successful ESP research.
