Describe phenomena of extrasensory perception. What is the conclusion your textbook makes regarding ESP?
What will be an ideal response?
Telepathy is the ability to transfer one's thoughts to another or to read the thoughts of others. Precognition is the ability to foretell events. Clairvoyance is the ability to perceive events or objects that are out of sight. Psychokinesis is the ability to move objects without touching them.
Few research psychologists believe in ESP because researchers demand hard, scientific evidence rather than evidence from testimonials, which are based on personal beliefs or experiences and have a high potential for error and bias. Another reason researchers demand reliable and repeatable evidence to prove the existence of ESP is that some demonstrations of psi phenomena have involved trickery or questionable methodology.
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a. the prefrontal lobes are the storage area for most long-term memories. b. the hippocampal complex plays a key role in the consolidation of long-term memories. c. the cortex houses exact recordings of past experiences and events. d. long-term memories are processed and stored in the cerebellum.
There is evidence that the neurological benefits of early-life bilingualism may help to fend off ________ later in life.
A. Type II diabetes B. Alzheimer's disease C. Huntington's chorea D. Parkinson's disease
Which of the following best defines inductive logic?
A) The ability to use experience to create a general principle B) The ability to use a general principle to predict a specific outcome C) An abstract concept related to conservation principles D) The understanding that superficial changes to the appearance of an object do not change the essence or the reality of the object
What is "choking under pressure"?
a. letting your emotions run wild b. when true performance levels are revealed c. below-typical performance as a result of stress d. allowing the unconscious to take over