Question 1 According to Ray Hyman the number one trick for winning admiration an

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According to Ray Hyman the number one trick for winning admiration and popularity is:

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Question 2

The state of affairs in which the evaluation of the assessment instrument depends upon the satisfaction of the client is known as "personal validation."

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Question 3

When people argue that astrology "works" what they mean is that astrology provides with feedback that "feels right."

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Question 4

Cold reading is a procedure by which a 'reader' is able to persuade a client whom he has never met that he knows all about the client's personality and problems.

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Question 5

A key assumption that psychics rely on to guide their readings is:

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(Answer) (1) A – Because Hyman said that, “To be popular with your fellow man, tell him what he wants to hear. He wants to hear about himself. So tell him about himself. But [do not tell him] what you know to be true about him.”

(2) True – Because psychics get validation based on their client satisfaction. When their client is satisfied, they believe that their assessment tools actually work.

(3) True – Because if they are told bad things about themselves, that doesn’t make them, feel right, they might not believe in psychics.

(4) True – as defined by Hyman

(5) D – All of the above are listed in the “cold reading” piece.

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