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Question 0

A number of presenters who argued for the possiblity of psi were interestingly _____ researchers

Answer 0

Mainstream, in the sense that they had trained/worked in some of the world’s most prestigious institutions

Question 1

What is “anomalous cognition” a new euphemism for?

Answer 1

The time-honored claims of psi, including ESP and telekinesis

Question 2

What are 2 traps/errors that stand in the way of any gatekeeper of science?

Answer 2

1. Nonexistent phenomena may pass as real or generally accepted
2. Real phenomena, which should be generally accepted, may pass as nonexistent

The second trap is usually less explored

Question 3

Is conducting parapsychology experiments a protected or unprotected legal act? What does this mean?

Answer 3

Unportected

Anyone can do it without a special license

Question 4

PRoponents of the existence of psi largely base their claims on the results of several ___-____. What is wrong with this?

Answer 4

Meta-analyses

It is precarious to do so

Question 5

What do “pristine” scientists not do?

Answer 5

They do not believe or suppose - instead, they look at the data and ask whether the evidence supports their hypothesis

Question 6

Decline Effect

Answer 6

The tendency of psi phenomena to wane over time, sometimes reaching chance levels

Question 7

Who does the burden of “proof” rest with?

Answer 7

Those who make the extraordinary claim

Question 8

What renders placebos clinically meaningless?

Answer 8

The apparent divergence between objective and subjective treatment outcomes

Question 9

Placebo

Answer 9

That which econfers a benefit explained by neither disease-specific pharmacologic activity nor natural phenomena such as spontaneous remission

Question 10

What should placebo effect really be called?

Answer 10

Placebo response

Question 11

All placebo effects are…

Answer 11

Subjective

Question 12

What’s the difference between real medicine and placebo medicine?

Answer 12

Real medicine produces real, objectively measureable changes in physuiology towards a more normally functioning state

Placebo medicine does not

Question 13

What are the two responses from placebo effects?

Answer 13

Placebo effects resulting from expectation

Placebo effects resulting from conditioning

Question 14

Psychological processes such as expectation impact physiology over and above…

Answer 14

Subjective experience

Question 15

What is responsible for many immune system issues?

Answer 15

Stress

Question 16

What could be an issue in regards to asthma and placebo effects?

Answer 16

Choosing alternative medicine over effective asthma treatment because placebo responses lead to feeling better without altering the underlying illness, could very well lead to preventable asthma deaths

Question 17

What are key to disease management?

Answer 17

Psychology and subjectivity as adjuncts to pharmacology