Which Finding Provides the Strongest Evidence in Support of the Conclusion

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which finding provides the strongest evidence in support of the conclusion that the mind does not actually leave the body in an out-of-body experience (OBE) ?

• A) S. R. Wilmot made an OBE report about the appearance of his wife on a ship when Mrs. Wilmot was in a physically distant location.
• B) There are many occurrences of OBE-like phenomena in different cultures.
• C) Out-of-body-like experiences in people can be experimentally induced and demonstrated.
• D) An experienced OBE subject projected himself to a location and reported correctly at least part of a display during 58% of study trials (Osis & McCormick, 1980).

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