Didn't work for me either....
In any case, to the extent that this demonstration does work, it's presumably an illustration of what are referred to as "population stereotypes" (see a nice discussion in Terry Hines' book "Pseudoscience and the Paranormal"). These stereotypes are often used by mental illusionists to persuade audience members that they (the illusionists, that is) have ESP. Example: tell audience members to think of one shape inside of another shape, and that they shouldn't think of anything with a square or a rectangle, as that will make it too easy Then ask the audience members how many of them are thinking of a triangle inside of a circle, and the majority of hands go up in astonishment. You can then ask the remainder how many are thinking of a circle inside of a triangle, and the majority of the remaining hands go up (yes, there's always some wise guy/gal in the audience who's thinking of a octagon inside of a rhombus, but that's not enough to spoil the trick).
...Scott
Rick Adams wrote:
Gerry: Any Tipster know what makes this one work? Rick: Are you sure it DOES work? It certainly didn't for me. The question
is, am I in the 2% group or is the "Brain Game" trying to _convince_ me
I'm in the 2% group?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm . . .
Rick
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