Unit 11

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anecdotal
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(adj) based on personal experience
anomalous
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(adj) out of the ordinary
authenticity
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(n) the state of being real and true
biofeedback
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(n) a process of using thoughts to control involuntary bodily functions
blind testing
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(n) experiencing something without seeing it in order to form a more honest opinion
clairvoyance
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(n) an extraordinary perception that allows a person to describe places, objects and events that they have not visited or witnessed
deja vu
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(n) the feeling of having experienced something in exactly the same way before
device
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(n) a small machine or gadget
dualism
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(n) the concept of being split into two parts
ectoplasm
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(n) a slimy substance which is said to be the physical manifestation of spirits
extrasensory perception
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(n) a perception that does not relate to sight, hearing, touch, taste or smell
fraud
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(n) the crime of cheating someone out of money through dishonestly
free response
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(n) a theraptic technique where a person is asked to freely share thoughts in response to a stimulus, even if those thoughts don't seem to make sense
ganzfeld (wholefield)
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(n) a type of control used in experiments for telepathy, where the person being tested is placed in an isolation tank
inexplicable
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(adj) unable to be explained or understood using science
intuition
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(n) the ability to understand things immediately without consciously thinking about them

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