Experiments Dream telepathy
montague ullman notable conducting dream telepathy experiments. results never replicated.
there have been many experiments done test validity of dream telepathy , effectiveness, significant issues of blinding. many test subjects find ways communicate others make telepathic communication. attempts cut off communication between agent, sender, , receiver of information failed because subjects found ways around blindfolds no matter how intricate , covering were. in studies @ maimonides medical center in brooklyn, new york led stanley krippner , montague ullman, patients monitored , awakened after period of rem separated study claimed ability communicate telepathically. concluded results of experiments supported dream telepathy.
the picture target experiments conducted krippner , ullman criticized c. e. m. hansel. according hansel there weaknesses in design of experiments in way in agent became aware of target picture. agent should have known target , no other person until judging of targets had been completed; however, experimenter agent when target envelope opened. hansel wrote there had been poor controls in experiment main experimenter communicate subject.
an attempt replicate experiments used picture targets carried out edward belvedere , david foulkes. finding neither subject nor judges matched targets dreams above chance level. results other experiments belvedere , foulkes negative.
in 2003, simon sherwood , chris roe wrote review claimed support dream telepathy @ maimonides. however, james alcock noted review based on extreme messiness of data. alcock concluded dream telepathy experiments @ maimonides have failed provide evidence telepathy , lack of replication rampant.
the psychologist , noted skeptic richard wiseman took part in dream telepathy experiment. conducted caroline watt @ sleep laboratory in attempt replicate results of krippner , ullman. experiment complete failure. according wiseman after monitoring twenty volunteers several nights on end, study didn t discover evidence in support of supernatural.
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