unit 11

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anecdotal
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(adj) based on personal experience
anomalous
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(adj) out of the ordinary
authenticity
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(n) the state of being real and true
biofeedback
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(n) a process of using thoughts to control involuntary bodily functions
blind testing
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(n) experiencing something without seeing it in order to form a more honest opinion
clairvoyance
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(n) an extraordinary perception that allows a person to describe places, objects and events that they have not visited or witnessed
deja vu
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(n) the feeling of having experienced something in exactly the same way before
device
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(n) a small machine or gadget
dualism
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(n) the concept of being split into two parts
ectoplasm
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(n) a slimy substance which is said to be the physical manifestation of spirits
extrasensory perception
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(n) a perception that does not relate to sight, hearing, touch, taste or smell
fraud
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(n) the crime of cheating someone out of money through dishonestly
free response
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(n) a theraptic technique where a person is asked to freely share thoughts in response to a stimulus, even if those thoughts don't seem to make sense
ganzfeld (wholefield)
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(n) a type of control used in experiments for telepathy, where the person being tested is placed in an isolation tank
inexplicable
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(adj) unable be explained or understood using science
intuition
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(n) the ability to understand things immediately without consciously thinking about them
legend
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(n) a very old story which helped people from a long time ago understand the world
levitation
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(n) the supposed supernatural ability to make objects float in the air
Reiki
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(n) a type of therapy based on the theory that the diseases can be cured by treating imbalances in our energy
mainstream
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(adj) popular and commonly considered to be normal
manifestation
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(n) the physical form of an idea
materialism
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(n) the belief that there is no such things as a spirit in the human body, and that only the physical exists
meditation
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(n) a practice involving a combination of concentration and relaxation that produces an altered state of mind
medium
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(n) a person who claims to be able to communicate with dead people
near-death experience
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(n) an incident in which a person nearly dies
neuropsychology
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(n) the study of the relationship between our behavior and the structure and process of the brain
out-of-body experience
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(n) an inexplicable experience in which a person perceives that they have left their body
paranormal
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(adj) unable to be explained by science
phenomenon
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(n) a unique and remarkable thing
poltergeist
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(n) a type of ghost or spirit that causes physical disturbances
precognition
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(n) the ability to predict the future
premonition
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(n) knowledge of something specific before it happens
psychic
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(adj) able to read someone else's mind
psi
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(n) strange occurrences that cannot be explained by science
psychokinesis
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(n) the concept of using willpower to move or alter objects
quantum theory
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(n) a theory of cognition based on automatic physics
randomization
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(n) the placement of things in a random order
reductionism
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(n) an approach that tries to explain something in simpler terms (e.g., explaining a mental illness in terms of basic biological processes)
remote viewing
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(n) the idea that some people can see places they have never been before in their mind
repeatability
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(n) the ability of an experiment or situation to be repeated exactly
scepticism
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(n) the assumption that something is not true unless it can be proved by science
seance
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(n) a meeting of a group of people who are trying to contact the dead
spiritualism
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(n) the belief in the ability to communicate with dead people
supernatural
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(adj) unable to be explained by science
telepathy
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(n) the ability to communicate with another person without speaking or writing a message
white noise
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(n) a random sound made by radio waves, sounding like rushing water
will
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(n) wants and intentions
willpower
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(n) the idea of making things happen by concentrating on them and wishing them to happen
yoga
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(n) an ancient Hindu practice involving stretching, controlled breathing and meditation
yogi
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(n) a master of yoga

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