Quiz for Step 1 of PDS (Part 2)

a. A failure to recognize that new electrons are created within the vacuum at different locations than the original electron
b. Evidence that consciousness is everywhere simultaneously
c. Both a and b are correct
d. None of the above

4. Which of the following is not a method of psychic defense from “Lower Thought Forms”?

a. The person can tune his or her consciousness while in Beta State
b. Establishment of a sphere of protective “White Light”
c. Transmutation of perceived negative energies to positive (constructive) Thought Forms
d. Self-polarization by concentrating on the desired thought or emotion the practitioner would like to receive

5. The process of tuning one’s brain waves to match that of a source of information (sympathetic vibration) is analogous to:

a. Turning the radio knob to your favorite radio station
b. Turning the key to your car
c. Connecting to the internet
d. Calling your friend on your mobile phone

6. A technical description of the method in which human thoughts can “imprint” and change physical matter would most likely include:

a. The number of neutrons within the atoms of the matter being affected
b. The change in the number of electrons due to the interaction
c. Whether the matter is or is not a good conductor of electricity
d. The crystalline structure of the molecules comprising the matter

7. The fact that neurons in the brain increase in size during learning acquisition processes, but return to original size once the information is learned, provides support for which of the following theories:

a. The mind is separate from the brain
b. Information acquisition is a homeostatic, physiologic process
c. Nervous tissue effectively absorbs all electrostatic energy
d. Memory storage is external to the physical mass of the brain

8. Which of the following best explains why events that invoke strong emotional reactions are remembered more clearly than events that do not?

a. Strong emotions produce increases in electrical conductance, which allows for increased penetration of electrical signals to storage centers in the mid-brain
b. Strong emotional responses generate elevated voltage potentials in sensory nerves, which provides for increased magnetic induction by the pineal gland for memory storage
c. The “normal” conscious/subconscious division in awareness is temporarily suspended during strong emotional experiences
d. Strong emotional experiences are recorded directly in the human energy field

9. Robert Monroe was a legendary out-of-body traveler.  In his books, he described fully-conscious out-of-body experiences in which he felt he experienced several hours worth of time, but upon return to his body, his clock indicated that less than one hour had passed.  What is the most likely reason for this phenomenon?

a. His conscious mind was temporarily outside of the space-time framework, which distorted his interpretation of elapsed time
b. An out-of-body experience produces a decrease in the frequency of consciousness, and since there is an inverse relationship between the level of consciousness and experience of time, he subjectively experienced more time than had actually elapsed
c. Time is experienced by out-of-body travelers (and all non-physical beings) in terms of emotional intensity, i.e., the more intense the emotion the more time is experienced
d. An out-of-body experience involves an increase in the frequency of consciousness, which the conscious mind interprets subjectively as providing more experience in the same time period as compared to physical, sensory time experience.

10. Which principle best explains why the God that people pray to and worship is dissimilar to the God understood to be “The All” or totality of the universe?

a. God was created as a result of powerful projections of mass consciousness, whereas The All is the source of all consciousness
b. When something is worshipped or deified, consciousness automatically responds through individuation of source energies
c. Belief or faith in something, rather than pure experiential knowing, produces polarization of thought forms, and hence God is a polarized version of The All that serves the needs and desires of the believers
d. Both a. and c. are correct