FEEDBACK CONSIDERATIONS IN ANOMALOUS COGNITION EXPERIMENTS

To determine from what time frame the data from anomalous cognition (A C) originate, we have examined the role of precognition and feedback o n the quality of AC. In an otherwise standard AC protocol, we displaye d feedback tachistoscopically to receivers. The cognitive awareness of the feedback experience was minimal, and 2 of the 8 intensities used for visual display of the feedback were below subliminal threshold. We hypothesized a number of possible relationships between feedback inte nsity and AC quality, including one based on precognition (i.e., the d ata originated from the future feedback). Four viewers contributed 40 trials each (5 at 8 different intensity bands). Using a sum-of-ranks s tatistic, 2 viewers produced independently significant evidence of rem ote viewing (i.e., the binomial probability of 2 hits in 4 trials with an event probability of .05 is .014). None of the data showed signifi cant correlation of feedback intensity with AC quality. This result is discussed with regard to precognition in general and the troublesome unfalsifiability aspect of truly goal-oriented precognition.