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Question 6

In a cold reading, a psychic will observe which of the following:

clothing

weight

posture

grammar

all of the above

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Question 7

Which of the following things might a psychic discover about your just from your clothes:

neat or messy

conservative or care-free

rich or poor

all of the above

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Question 8

What is the fallacy of personal validation or subjective validation?

a fake universal description that fits most people seems to be a good fit with you

a uniquely tailored description by trained psychologists seems like a good fit with your peronslity

we will only listen to what we want to hear

none of the above

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Question 9

A palm reader can become so successful in reading palms that he/she will become convinced of her own psychic power.

True

False

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Question 10

A good psychic will do what?

flatter their subjects

be a good listener

dramatize the reading

all of the above

Answer 1

Ans. 6 Option 5

Explanation- Cold reading is kind of understanding of symbols related human behaviour, according to Sigmund Freud, our every activity describes our nature either conscious or unconscious. So that, if we want to understand the human behaviour we should understands symbols and representation of them.

Ans. 7 Option 4

Explanation- The clothing is a symbol which tells us the living standard, economic and social condition and work. So that we can find many information through clothing. Colour selection, fashion selection, comfortless etc. are the factors of clothing which define personality of a person.

Ans. 8 Option 2

Explanation- The personal validation or subjective validation also called Forer effects in which a person give high accuracy of ratings to description of their personality that are tailored specifically to them. It is also called Barnum effect.

Ans. 9 Option 1

Explanation- A palm reader works with psychic effects and individual behaviour, they can be more effective if they become convinced of their own psychic power.

Ans. 10 Option 4

Explanation- The characteristics of a good psychic depends on how they are able to understand the human behaviour unconsciously and can see beyond the conscious behaviour. The effective understanding develops by good listening, flattering of subjects, dramatize the reading and understand body language and expressions.