Extrasensory Perception Is the Purported Ability to Perceive Events in Ways

question 523

Multiple Choice

Extrasensory perception is the purported ability to perceive events in ways that

• A) are free from the discrepancies and distortions of ordinary perception.
• B) are especially creative meeting both the criteria of uniqueness and utility.
• C) are difficult to explain by accepted sensory or perceptual principles.
• D) conform to Gestalt principles of perception.

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