Direct feedback (“How am I doing?”) may actually reduce performance

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Here are 3 clear key points from this passage:

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1. 🧠 Possible role of collective consciousness or expectations

• Effects (especially in FieldREG experiments) may not come just from individuals

• They could be influenced by:

  • Experimenters’ expectations or intentions

  • A group’s shared (conscious or unconscious) focus on an outcome

➡️ This suggests a collective psychological influence, though it is highly speculative.

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2. ⚠️ Model lacks strong scientific validation

• The proposed model tries to explain anomalous mind–matter interactions

• However, it remains difficult to test and replicate reliably

• Because of its abstract nature, clear experimental confirmation is limited

➡️ So, its scientific credibility is still uncertain.

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3. 🌀 Subtle, unconscious states may enhance effects

• Direct feedback (“How am I doing?”) may actually reduce performance

• Better results might come from:

  • Relaxed or meditative environments

  • Reduced sensory input (e.g., Ganzfeld experiment)

  • Subliminal cues or psychological priming

➡️ The idea is that unconscious processes, not conscious effort, may drive results.

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If you want, I can summarise the entire PEAR framework into one simple model—it becomes much easier to understand when you see the big picture.