Perception and Extrasensory Perception (ESP) Quiz

Sound perception is primarily mediated by the auditory sense known as Hearing.

William James is often acknowledged as the father of modern psychology for his significant contributions.

Temperature is not one of the traditional five senses, which include sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch.

ESP stands for Extra Sensory Perception, referring to the ability to perceive information through means beyond the ordinary senses.

The Barnum effect describes the tendency of individuals to accept vague and general statements as highly accurate and personal.

Hypnosis, while involving altered states of consciousness, is not typically considered a form of extrasensory perception (ESP).

Joseph Banks Rhine conducted the famous 'Zener card' experiments as part of his research into extrasensory perception (ESP).

Precognition refers to the alleged ability to perceive information about future events without using the known human senses.

Joseph Banks Rhine is credited with coining the term 'extrasensory perception' in the field of parapsychology.

Clairvoyance within ESP refers to the supposed ability to see or perceive distant objects or events.

Mediumship is the term used in parapsychology to describe the supposed communication with the spirits of the deceased.

Subjective validation refers to the phenomenon where a person's subjective experience influences their perception of external events, often leading to a sense of validation.

Daryl Bem conducted the controversial 'Ganzfeld experiments' in an attempt to test for extrasensory perception (ESP).

Pyrokinesis, the supposed ability to manipulate fire with the mind, is not commonly reported as a type of extrasensory perception (ESP).

Déjà vu is the term used to describe the phenomenon where someone feels as though they have experienced a situation before, even though it is entirely new.