New Questions on Critical Thinking. Week of Monday May 2

Secrets of The Psychics by James Randi.   

Some questions based on these first two videos videos.Each is 1 point.

1 How many Americans claim to have had a psychic experience? Ratio: ______out of______
2. In 1986 James Randi was given the _____________________________ Award. (This is
commonly known as the “Genius Grant”: $1M given to individuals who show great promise in
their field. Recipients are decided by a committee, there is no application process.)
3. On the Tonight Show, James Randi was consulted prior to Uri Geller’s appearance. During
his appearance, Uri Geller
A. confidently demonstrated his psychic abilities to a skeptical Johnny Carson
B. succeeded in some psychic feats and failed in others
C. confessed that he was a publicity-seeking charlatan
D. crashed and burned
4. The Peter Popoff Ministry
A. was a four million dollar per year enterprise
B. purported to heal any kind of medical ailment through a method involving sharp blows
C. used a wireless transmitter to give Popoff personal information about participants
D. declared bankruptcy after Randi’s exposé
E. all of the above

We'll continue next week with the remaining videos and questions.
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