The effect of mental activation on a quantum random distribution

Thèse de Bachelor , 2016 , 37 Pages , Note: 1,7

Psychologie - Science auxiliaire ou connexe

The term psi denotes all phenomena which cannot be explained by the laws of classical physics. Precognition is a form of psi, whereby the future influences the present. We conducted a study to test if strong mental activation through high-arousal visual stimuli caused smokers to exhibit precognition and influence a quantum random distribution in their favor. A Bayesian one sample t test revealed a Bayes Factor BF10 = 12.56, indicating strong evidence for the display of precognition. We found no gender differences and no statistically significant influence of nicotine dependency or smoking addiction on precognition. We outline several explanatory models of quantum mechanics and discuss limitations of the study as well as possible implications of psi-phenomena.

Contents

1. Introduction
1.1. The Double-Slit Experiment
1.2. Copenhagen Interpretation
1.3 Many-Worlds-Interpretation
1.4. Psychology and Psi
1.5. Psi and Randomness

2. Method
2.1. Participants
2.2. Apparatus and Materials
2.3. Procedure

3. Results
3.1. Bayesian Statistics
3.2 Frequentist Statistics

4. Discussion
4.1. General Discussion
4.2 Limitations
4.3. Implications
4.4. Conclusion

5. References

Appendix

• Université: LMU Munich
• Note: 1,7
• Auteur: Vladislav Tsekov (Auteur)
• Année de publication: 2016
• Pages: 37
• N° de catalogue: V356405
• ISBN (ebook): 9783668423176
• ISBN (Livre): 9783668423183
• Langue: anglais
• mots-clé: Consciousness, quantum mechanics, precognition, psi, random number generator, parapsychology