The Psi Personality in Field Research(<Main Topics>Human PSI Forum "Human Potential Science" International Forum : Physical and Physiological Approach Joint with "Mystery of Mind and Body" International Forum and The Fourteenth Symposium on Life Information Science (International Version) 22-27 August 2002, OVTA, Makuhari, Chiba (near Tokyo), Japan)

Abstract

Researchers have long hypothesized that features of human personality are related to psi abilities such as extrasensory perception (ESP) and psychokinesis (PK), whether such talents manifest in the laboratory or in field-research settings. For example, Schmeidler found when reviewing personality variables assessed by psi studies that traits such as extraversion, spontaneity, and lack of defensiveness correlated positively with success on psi tasks, whereas traits such as introversion, rigidity, and neuroticism appeared to be negatively related to psi success. In the present study, a projective psychological test was administered to several key members of a "sitter group" that reported frequent manifestations of psychokinetic phenomena during "table-tipping" sessions. Responses to the test were compared to projective-test responses provided by members of a team of parapsychological investigators.