An investigation was conducted that duplicated experimental procedures of the parapsychologists and ensured true randomness through a mechanical analogue of ESP card-matching experiments. Data similar to those in psychical research were obtained with inanimate Ss, indicating that some previous proofs of ESP may be attributed to improper experimental methods and not to non-random conditions.
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