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The Mind Machine: Extra-Sensory Perception
Summary: An article summary of "The Mind Machine: A mass participation experiment into the possible existence of extra-sensory perception." The article examined the possibilities of humans' extra-sensory perception in the "Mind Machine" study.
Extra sensory perception(ESP) has always been a interesting topic in the field of psychology In this particular study the general interest of study is focused primarily on ESP. Variables used for this study are always invalid due to many of reasons. For example, Hansel and Gardner claimed that a couple of the early card guessing experiments inclined towards procedures that allowed for cheating in ways of waiting for a cue to perform the action. Non random populations are also assigned by automated survey experiments which makes the results insignificant. Inconsistencies overwhelm psychological studies; the way in which data have been collected and analyzed is not systematically efficient what so ever. For example, both Leuba and Greenwood brought up the potential dangers of `optional stopping', wherein researchers are able to stop an experiment when the study outcome conforms to a desired result. So experimenting until you get what...
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