1. Emotional Effects: A Directional Study of Emotional Impact on the MicroREG Crawford Hampson Todd Levy Allison Squires Wren Yang PSY/ORF3224/5/2005

2. Motivation Previous religious effects observed (FieldREG, ArtREG) Previous religious effects observed (FieldREG, ArtREG) Christian iconography (J. Andrews and J. Kestenman 2003) Christian iconography (J. Andrews and J. Kestenman 2003) “Familiar Faces” (L. Klugman and S. Piccinotti 2004 ) “Familiar Faces” (L. Klugman and S. Piccinotti 2004 )

3. Hypothesis Directionalized emotional response? Directionalized emotional response? Negative Image + Positive Image = ??? Negative Image + Positive Image = ???

4. Setup and Calibration Bare Necessities: Bare Necessities: MicroREG, ArtREG software (PEAR) MicroREG, ArtREG software (PEAR) Operators (~50) OP# Operators (~50) OP# Location (Campus Club) Location (Campus Club) Image Library (Google) Image Library (Google) Calibration: Calibration: Initial calibration - PEAR Initial calibration - PEAR Recalibration - ~24 hours Recalibration - ~24 hours Slightly low (P=0.045); Compensation by ArtREG Slightly low (P=0.045); Compensation by ArtREG

5. Protocol Explanation (ArtREG, Goal) Explanation (ArtREG, Goal) Superimpose “competing” images Superimpose “competing” images Dominance determined by trial mean shift Dominance determined by trial mean shift Point out MicroREG Point out MicroREG Goal: Make positive image dominate Goal: Make positive image dominate 16 run minimum (~30 minutes, 4800 trials) 16 run minimum (~30 minutes, 4800 trials) Survey (Age, sex, emotional reactions, effort, belief, method) Survey (Age, sex, emotional reactions, effort, belief, method)

6. Results ~250,000 trials, 20+ hours of data ~250,000 trials, 20+ hours of data Cumulative effect: small… Cumulative effect: small… …but statistically significant. …but statistically significant. Χ 2 not statistically significant (Χ 2 = 765.98, P Χ = 0.9261), but… Χ 2 not statistically significant (Χ 2 = 765.98, P Χ = 0.9261), but… Mean Shift = 0.0301 P Z = 0.017

7. Secondary Non-Effects Effort: P Z ranged from 0.47 to 0.97, no obvious distribution despite one significant result Effort: P Z ranged from 0.47 to 0.97, no obvious distribution despite one significant result Confidence: Again, despite one significant result, no pattern (0.55 – 0.997) Confidence: Again, despite one significant result, no pattern (0.55 – 0.997) Belief: Same result; P Z ranged from 0.46 – 0.97 Belief: Same result; P Z ranged from 0.46 – 0.97

8. Secondary Effects: Emotion Negative Emotion (N) Positive Emotion (P) Z score appears to increase with increasingly negative emotion -4 P z = 0.99 -3 = 0.79 -2 = 0.53 -1* = 0.85 Inconclusive; range from P Z = 0.56 to 0.96 P Z = 0.56 to 0.96 1 sig. point but no overall pattern Insufficient sample sizes Emotional Spread (P-N) Bias (P+N) Inconclusive; range from P Z = 0.25 to 0.97 P Z = 0.25 to 0.97 1 sig. point but no overall pattern Insufficient sample sizes Z score appears to increase with increasingly negative bias -3* P z = 0.42 -2 = 0.98 -1 = 0.92 0 = 0.75 1 = 0.73 * Denotes extremely small sample size

9. Secondary Effects: Gender MALES: more consistent results (X 2 = 14.7, P X 2 = 0.97), small net effect (mean shift = +0.03) FEMALES: more inconsistent results (X 2 = 28.8), smaller net effect (mean shift = +0.028) OVERALL: Not significant, but definitely interesting!

10. Secondary Effects: Images Hitler: Hitler: No one likes Hitler. No one likes Hitler. Other images not statistically significant – need more data. Other images not statistically significant – need more data. Z = 2.3 P Z = 0.99 (the probability of getting this kind of score with your average boring picture is approximately 1%)

11. Error Environmental influence and pressure Environmental influence and pressure variable conditions and distractions variable conditions and distractions multiple operators, social pressures vs. independent operation – further study? multiple operators, social pressures vs. independent operation – further study? Expectations, variable methods Expectations, variable methods Calibration of the REG Calibration of the REG Feedback and focus Feedback and focus Operator profiles and homogeneity Operator profiles and homogeneity

12. Conclusions Overall psychokinetic effects appear to correlate with emotional direction. Overall psychokinetic effects appear to correlate with emotional direction. Secondary effects exhibit interesting statistical behavior, including gender, intensity of negative emotion. Secondary effects exhibit interesting statistical behavior, including gender, intensity of negative emotion. More data DESPERATELY needed. More data DESPERATELY needed.