Psychic Telepathy (Mind Reading) 3

Question 1

The Ganzfeld experiment attempts to create conditions for telepathy by doing what to the receiver?

Accepted Answer

Inducing mild sensory deprivation using white noise and diffuse light

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Placing them in total darkness

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Having them meditate for 30 minutes

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Connecting them to an EEG machine

Question 2

What criticism did Ray Hyman raise about early Ganzfeld telepathy studies?

Accepted Answer

There were methodological flaws including sensory leakage and optional stopping

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The sample sizes were too large

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The targets were too easy to guess

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Participants were not paid fairly

Question 3

What is a 'direct hit' in a Ganzfeld telepathy experiment?

Accepted Answer

The receiver correctly selects the target from a set of alternatives

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The receiver identifies the exact words the sender was thinking

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The sender successfully blocks the receiver's guesses

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The receiver scores 100% on all trials

Question 4

According to parapsychological research, which relationship between two people tends to produce higher telepathy scores?

Accepted Answer

Emotionally close pairs such as friends or family

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Strangers who have never met

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Boss and employee

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Competitors in a game

Question 5

What is the term for the phenomenon where two people simultaneously think of the same thing without prior communication?

Accepted Answer

Synchronicity

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Folie à deux

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Parallel cognition

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Mental mirroring

Question 6

In which state of consciousness do many psychics claim telepathic ability is strongest?

Accepted Answer

Hypnagogic state (between waking and sleep)

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Deep sleep (Stage 4)

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Full alertness during exercise

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Post-meal relaxation

Question 7

What is 'mental radio,' a term coined by Upton Sinclair?

Accepted Answer

A metaphor for telepathic communication based on his wife's apparent abilities

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A device for transmitting thoughts electronically

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A theory about psychic interference from radio waves

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A code used by early psychic researchers