In the 1930s, J

question 178

Multiple Choice

In the 1930s, J.B. Rhine at Duke University used a set of Zener cards, which consisted of five unique symbols (wavy lines, a star, a circle, a plus, and a square) in order to study which phenomenon?

• A) Ganzfeld perception
• B) pseudosymmetry
• C) falsifiability
• D) extrasensory perception

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