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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The controlled movement of an inanimate object by the use of psychic powers is called _____.

2. A fertilized egg starts to multiply and produces _____ cells.

3. Robert Jahn's view of parapsychology was that it was thought of by the scientific establishment as being the province of _____.

4. After his space flight, Ed Mitchel began devouring books on _____.

5. How does the author categorize J. B. Rhine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Karl Pribram theorize that human beings observe the world?

2. How does quantum mechanics define space?

3. What is the uncertainty principle?

4. How did Jacques Benveniste experiment with sound and plasma?

5. Why does the author characterize Fritz-Albert Popp as a philosopher as much as a scientist?

6. What does the author say could explain why acupuncture works?

7. What was the gist of Jacques Benveniste's response to John Maddox's reaction to his paper published in Nature Magazine?

8. Who was Jean Fourier? What influence did his work have on Dennis Gabor?

9. How did a particular woman in Jacques Benveniste's lab affect the results of his experiments?

10. What happened on the way to Cone Crater?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Elisabeth Targ's experiments with healing of AIDS patients. How was healing able to occur in these experiments? What was proven about the mental state of patients in group therapy versus using Prozac? Why was this significant?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the purpose of the meeting at the University of Sussex in January, 2001. Who attended the meeting? What did they discuss? What basic tenets of science had seemingly changed in recent years? How had they changed?

Essay Topic 3

Explain how Helmut Scmidt experimented with ESP. How did the Copenhagen interpretation influence his views?

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