{"id":8387,"date":"2017-08-24T10:40:44","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T17:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psychicsdirectory.com\/articles\/?p=8387"},"modified":"2017-08-24T10:40:44","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T17:40:44","slug":"is-esp-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psychicsdirectory.com\/articles\/is-esp-real\/","title":{"rendered":"Is ESP Real?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychicsdirectory.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/buddha-562033_960_720.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8388\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8388 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psychicsdirectory.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/buddha-562033_960_720-300x206.jpg\" alt=\" Is ESP Real?\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psychicsdirectory.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/buddha-562033_960_720-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.psychicsdirectory.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/buddha-562033_960_720-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.psychicsdirectory.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/buddha-562033_960_720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Wikipedia writes, \u201cThe scientific consensus does not view extrasensory perception as a real phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSkeptics claim that there is a lack of a viable theory of the mechanism behind ESP, and that there are historical cases in which flaws have been discovered in the experimental design of parapsychological studies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are many criticisms pertaining to experiments involving Extrasensory Perception, particularly surrounding methodological flaws. These flaws are not unique to a single experimental design, and are effective in discrediting much of the positive research surrounding ESP. Many of the flaws seen in the Zener card experiment are present in the Ganzfeld experiment as well. First is the stacking effect, an error that occurs in ESP research. Trial-by-trial feedback given in studies using a \u201cclosed\u201d ESP target sequence (e.g., a deck of cards) violates the condition of independence used for most standard statistical tests. Multiple responses for a single target cannot be evaluated using statistical tests that assume independence of responses. This increases likelihood of card counting and in turn, increases the chances for the subject to guess correctly without using ESP. Another methodological flaw involves cues through sensory leakage. For example, when the subject receives a visual cue. This could be the reflection of a Zener card in the holder\u2019s glasses. In this case, the subject is able to guess the card correctly because they can see it in the reflection, not because of ESP. Finally, poor randomization of target stimuli could be happening. Poor shuffling methods can make the orders of the cards easier to predict, or the cards could\u2019ve been marked and manipulated, again, making it easier to predict which cards come next. The results of a meta-analysis found that when these errors were corrected and accounted for, there was still no significant effect of ESP. Many of the studies only appeared to have significant occurrence of ESP, when in fact, this result was due to the many methodological errors in the research.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the skepticism, here at the\u00a0<u>Psychics Directory<\/u>\u00a0we believe that\u00a0<u>ESP psychic<\/u>\u00a0ability is very real.\u00a0 We offer\u00a0<u>psychic tests free\u00a0<\/u>that allow you to\u00a0<u>test ESP<\/u>\u00a0on your own.\u00a0 (In some ways, you could consider every day a\u00a0<u>psychic test<\/u>!)\u00a0<u>Psychic testing online<\/u>\u00a0is confidential.\u00a0 Once you know more, call the\u00a0<u>psychic hotline free\u00a0<\/u>for even more information about this phenomenon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wikipedia writes, \u201cThe scientific consensus does not view extrasensory perception as a real phenomenon. &nbsp; \u201cSkeptics claim that there is a lack of a viable theory of the mechanism behind ESP, and that there are historical cases in which flaws have been discovered in the experimental design of parapsychological studies. &nbsp; \u201cThere are many criticisms&#8230;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychicsdirectory.com\/articles\/is-esp-real\/\">[Read&nbsp;More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":929,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-psychics","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psychicsdirectory.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psychicsdirectory.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psychicsdirectory.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psychicsdirectory.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/929"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psychicsdirectory.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8387"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.psychicsdirectory.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8389,"href":"https:\/\/www.psychicsdirectory.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8387\/revisions\/8389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psychicsdirectory.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psychicsdirectory.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psychicsdirectory.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}