Abstract
Introduction
Method
Results
The majority of scores fell in the ten to fourteen interval (58.8%).
The data of two participants were eliminated due to incomplete trails, thus only seventeen people participated. Refer to chart and to the graph.
Discussion
The hypothesis formulated in the beginning of this lab was that human beings do not possess the ability to extrasensory perception. The data obtained in the lab support this hypothesis. According to A.P.A., the subjects must get a score that is between an interval of thirty and thirty five in order to prove that humans posses mental telepathy. Out of hundred chances, four of the scores fell between the five to nine interval; ten of the scores fell between ten to fourteen interval; and three of the scores fell between fifteen to nineteen interval. No body scored more than twenty. Thus, the hypothesis formulated in the beginning was correct; humans do not possess mental telepathy. However, there were some factors that interfered with the validity of the results. Maybe some subjects were dishonest and wrote down what their peers had as an answer. Maybe they were just did not care enough and put down any “˜old’ answer that came to their head. Since this was a simple experiment, there were no anomalies or glitches. It was just plain and simple, nothing complex. All the pieces of data are perfect. Thus, human do not have a sixth sense.
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