Testing the Robustness of Accurate Intuitive Abilities and Assessment of Reproducibility with a Group of Potentially Talented Individuals

In this study, we tested whether it was possible to use an online psi task to identify psi-talented individuals who could produce reliably significant results in repeated tests. The study aimed to develop psi tasks on an online platform, analyse data to identify talented individuals among a large sample (n = 1,014), select the top 50 performing individuals (talents), assess their consistent performance, and evaluate potential personality predictors. We found that retest performance on two tasks was above chance expectations, but this finding did not hold up after correcting for multiple comparisons. In selected analyses, we also found that conscientiousness had a negative correlation with higher performance, while agreeableness had a positive correlation. We suggest that increasing the number of participants could yield more robust results.

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Journal of Consciousness Studies
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2025-02-01
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https://doi.org/10.53765/20512201.32.1.031
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Cognitive Abilities and Testing
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Testing the Robustness of Accurate Intuitive Abilities and Assessment of Reproducibility with a Group of Potentially Talented Individuals

Helané Wahbeh, Arnaud Delorme, Dean Radin
Journal of Consciousness Studies
Cognitive Abilities and Testing
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Testing the Robustness of Accurate Intuitive Abilities and Assessment of Reproducibility with a Group of Potentially Talented Individuals

Helané Wahbeh, Arnaud Delorme, Dean Radin
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In this study, we tested whether it was possible to use an online psi task to identify psi-talented individuals who could produce reliably significant results in repeated tests. The study aimed to develop psi tasks on an online platform, analyse data to identify talented individuals among a large sample (n = 1,014), select the top 50 performing individuals (talents), assess their consistent performance, and evaluate potential personality predictors. We found that retest performance on two tasks was above chance expectations, but this finding did not hold up after correcting for multiple comparisons. In selected analyses, we also found that conscientiousness had a negative correlation with higher performance, while agreeableness had a positive correlation. We suggest that increasing the number of participants could yield more robust results.

Journal of Consciousness StudiesVol. 32(1)
California Institute of Integral Studies (US), University of California San Diego (US), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté (FR), Institute of Noetic Sciences (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 98%
Cognitive Abilities and Testing
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Testing the Robustness of Accurate Intuitive Abilities and Assessment of Reproducibility with a Group of Potentially Talented Individuals — Helané Wahbeh, Arnaud Delorme, et al. · Journal of Consciousness Studies (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS