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Instructions. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS Don’t talk out of turn. Horoscopes. Rating 5 = Dead on 1 = Who is this talking about?. Notes # :. The Science Behind the Unexplained Copy Underlined Only. I. Scientific Method. Series of logical steps to solve a problem / gather information

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  1. Instructions • FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS • Don’t talk out of turn.

  2. Horoscopes • Rating • 5 = Dead on • 1 = Who is this talking about?

  3. Notes # : The Science Behind the Unexplained Copy Underlined Only

  4. I. Scientific Method • Series of logical steps to solve a problem / gather information • Observation: notice something • Hypothesis: educated guess • Test: Do it • Data / Analysis: What do test results mean? • Conclusion: Was my hypothesis right? Wrong?

  5. Using the Scientific Method • Objective / Unbiased • Don’t let prior experiences / emotions cloud judgement • Simple Hypothesis • Occam’s Razor: (William of Ockham) the simplest explanation is usually the correct one • Reliable source • Must be able to re-test / recreate results

  6. Psychics • Can read future / mind reading / see dead people • Barnam Effect / Forer effect • People tend to accept vague/ general personality descriptions in proportion to their desire to accept the claims as true Kristin, Ida, Thor’s Mom • Read your emotions and what you want to hear from expression, mannerisms, observation What rule are we violating? • Biased when you begin. Looking for hope

  7. Remember as many as you can sour nice candy honey sugar soda bitter chocolate good heart taste cake tooth tart pie

  8. Remember as many as you can mad wrath fear happy hate fight rage hatred temper mean fury calm ire emotion enrage

  9. Did you include sweet or anger in your lists?

  10. Sditues hvae sohwn taht if you renrragae the ltetres in any wrod, but mnaitian the frsit and lsat lrtetes, the steecnne can slitl be elaisy raed by msot ppolee.

  11. Picture

  12. Which vertical line is longer?

  13. Stare at the gray dot in the center... Now move your head forward and backward.

  14. Is it moving and shimmering?

  15. It's a spiral, right?

  16. Is the left center circle bigger?

  17. What does the sign say?

  18. Count the black dots...

  19. Gestalt • We make patterns and look at the whole picture. • Our minds fill in the blanks to make sense of things. • Sometimes, our observational skills aren’t as accurate as we think they are!

  20. Say most 10 times • Spell coast 5 times • Quick! • What do you put in a toaster? • Say pop 10 times • Spell top 5 times • Quick! • What do you do at a green light?

  21. Spell silk 10 times • Quick! • What do cows drink?

  22. Disney • Football game • Ouija, crystals

  23. The power of suggestion / association • Suggest a thought, you follow / believe / respond • Placebo effect • Hypnosis • Voodoo • Subliminal messages

  24. What is • 2 + 2 ? • 4 + 4 ? • 8 + 8 ? • 16 + 16 ? • Quick! • Pick a number between 12 and 5. • Did you pick 7?

  25. What is • 1 + 5 ? • 2 + 4? • 3 + 3 ? • 4 + 2 ? • 5 + 1 ? • Quick • Think of a vegetable. • Did you think of carrot?

  26. Storage of memories • Neurons: brain cells • Connections are called synapses • Store memories / information in different parts of brain. If you activate a certain area that stores a certain type of memory, easy to access other related types of memories. • ABC song, smell triggers memories.

  27. What does it all mean? • Ignore your instincts of fear? • Don’t trust anyone? • Think about it scientifically before you believe. • Don’t blindly accept. • Ask questions and follow the rules of scientific method.

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