This experiment investigates anomalous cognition (e.g. psychic and medium communication). As a "cold reader" you are to use ordinary logic and deduction to answer four questions.
You'll hear from four people. Each one wishes to connect with a deceased person. You'll match the deceased to one of four descriptions and provide reasons for your answer. You may review and change your answers before submitting your results. Remember to explain the reasons for your selection.
Here's what you know about the deceased:
- all are deceased and somehow connected to the sitters
- all are women
- each of the descriptions match one of the deceased
- names may or may not be suggestive of age (see below)
This trial controls for the relationship between the name of the deceased and their age. Demographic data suggests some first names have a greater chance of being associated younger individuals, while others have a greater chance of being associated with older individuals. We've taken this into consideration in the selection of participants. This page summarizes the demographic iformation for the names used in this trial: name information
Please start by entering your name: