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APPENDIX

Belief-in-Psi Questionnaire

Please use the following definition for the three questions that follow.

Psi: Direct interactions between mental processes and the physical world or other mental processes occurring outside currently understood channels. Thus this is a blanket term used to refer to all paranormal processes and causation.

1. Is the existence of psi:

Certain -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 Impossible

2. What best describes your own psi ability?

I have psi ability -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 I have no psi ability

3. Do you believe you might be able to demonstrate any psi ability in this experiment?

Yes -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 No