Series Position Effects in Random Event Generator Experiments

EXPLORE ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 273
Author(s):  
B.J. Dunne ◽  
Y.H. Dobyns ◽  
R.G. Jahn ◽  
A. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Event Generator ◽  
Position Effects ◽  
Random Event

Mind-Matter Interaction at a Distance of 190 km: Effects on a Random Event Generator Using a Cutoff Method

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrizio Tressoldi ◽  
Luciano Pederzoli ◽  
Patrizio Caini ◽  
Alessandro Ferrini ◽  
Simone Melloni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Event Generator ◽  
Random Event ◽  
Matter Interaction

scholarly journals The Effects of Meditation and Visualization on the Direct Mental Influence of Random Event Generators

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 311-344
Author(s):  
Imants Baruss ◽  
Tayzia Collesso ◽  
Maria Forrester
Keyword(s):  
Control Experiment ◽  
Event Generator ◽  
Random Event ◽  
Visualization Techniques ◽  
The Mind

Meditation and visualization exercises have been found to alter an individual’s mood and perception, and it is hypothesized that these techniques will enhance one’s ability to anomalously influence the function of a random event generator (REG) with the mind. This study is comprised of a control experiment and a second experiment with the administration of meditation and visualization exercises. There was no support for a significant deviation of the REG in the direction of the participants’ volition in Experiment 1, t(29) = -1.26, p = .22 (two-tailed), but results revealed a significant deviation in the intended direction in Experiment 2, t(29) = 2.66, p = .01 (two-tailed). Moreover, comparisons between cumulative deviations across both samples were found to be statistically significant, indicating that meditation and visualization exercises may promote significant deviations, t(58) = -2.69, p = .009 (two-tailed). These analyses suggest that the use of meditation and visualization techniques in experiments that study direct mental influence may be beneficial for finding anomalous effects.             Keywords:       meditation, visualization, random event generator, direct mental influence

Investigation of random event generator changes in Agnistoma Somayaga rituals: An exploratory study

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Divya BangaloreRaghavendra Prasad ◽  
NagendraR Hongasandra ◽  
Amritanshu Ram
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Event Generator ◽  
Random Event

Impact of Comorbid Depression on Serial Position Effects in Alzheimer’s Disease

GeroPsych ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 161-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nienke A. Hofrichter ◽  
Sandra Dick ◽  
Thomas G. Riemer ◽  
Carsten Schleussner ◽  
Monique Goerke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Serial Position ◽  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Memory Function ◽  
Word List ◽  
Position Effects ◽  
Serial Position Effects ◽  
List Memory

Hippocampal dysfunction and deficits in episodic memory have been reported for both Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and major depressive disorder (MDD). Primacy performance has been associated with hippocampus-dependent episodic memory, while recency may reflect working memory performance. In this study, serial position profiles were examined in a total of 73 patients with MDD, AD, both AD and MDD, and healthy controls (HC) by means of CERAD-NP word list memory. Primacy performance was most impaired in AD with comorbid MDD, followed by AD, MDD, and HC. Recency performance, on the other hand, was comparable across groups. These findings indicate that primacy in AD is impaired in the presence of comorbid MDD, suggesting additive performance decrements in this specific episodic memory function.

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