LIFE REVIEWS, THE GREYSON SCALE, AND FALSE POSITIVES.

The Greyson scale is the most widely used tool in near-death experience (NDE) research to qualify an NDE and quantify its intensity. In addition, one of the 16 multiplechoice questions on this scale has been used for almost four decades to determine if an individual has had a life review (which is often understood as an involuntary, uncontrollable, and/or rapid revival of memories) during their experience. However, this study suggests that the multiple-choice question regarding life reviews on the Greyson scale in its current form can produce false positives if there is an absence of any type of further validation from the participant that a life review has actually occurred. This is specifically due to confusion for a substantial amount of people over the meaning of the critical answer that is presumed to provide a strong indication to the researcher that a life review has occurred. Furthermore, this paper recommends a change to the phraseology of that specific answer in order to improve clarity and reduce false positives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]