A student club at school invited a psychic to perform several feats during the lunch hour. One of the feats involved "psychically" moving a pencil across a table without touching it. What "psychic ability" does this represent?
a) telepathy
b) clairvoyance
c) precognition
d) psychokinesis
ANS: d
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a. are 99 percent accurate, regardless of the examiner. b. are more likely to label the guilty innocent than the reverse. c. should be used to screen employees and to aid law enforcement. d. should not be used to screen employees.
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