Qamar Is Participating in a Study on ESP in Which

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Multiple Choice

Qamar is participating in a study on ESP in which he is supposed to telepathically receive one of two images that another participant views on a computer screen. If he performs like most other research participants in other studies, about how well will he do at receiving these images?

• A) He will likely guess correctly approximately 90% of the time.
• B) He will likely guess correctly approximately 75% of the time.
• C) He will likely guess correctly approximately 50% of the time.
• D) He will likely guess correctly approximately 25% of the time.

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