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| Question | General Psych | Cognitive Psych | Paranormal Beliefs | MEAN | |||
| 1 | The ability to affect objects with one's mind (like bending spoons, etc.), also known as telekinesis or psychokinesis, is just a trick, it isn't real. | 5.7 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 6.0 | ||
| 2 | The United States has sent men to the moon and returned them safely to Earth. | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.8 | ||
| 3 | Astrology, if done correctly, can tell us important things about our lives and our futures. | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 4 | There is NO such thing as ghosts. | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 5 | Trees and plants get most of their fibrous mass (hard bulk) from carbon in the air. | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | ||
| 6 | Some people have a gift that allows them to use the power of their minds to heal others. | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | ||
| 7 | The holocaust actually happened. | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.5 | ||
| 8 | Pyramids have unusual powers (e.g., they can keep razors sharp, or food fresh longer). | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | ||
| 9 | Smoking causes cancer. | 8.3 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | ||
| 10 | The movements of electrons allow electric lights and appliances to work. | 7.6 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.5 | ||
| 11 | Some people are born lucky or unlucky. | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 12 | It is impossible for your mind or soul to leave your body and travel (astral projection). | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 13 | Wearing, touching, or possessing certain objects (e.g., rabbit's foot, horseshoe, etc.) can bring a person good luck. | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 3.6 | ||
| 14 | We have (our planet has) been visited by extraterrestrials (intelligent aliens). | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 15 | No matter how hard you try, just wishing for something will NOT make it happen. | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.2 | ||
| 16 | The spirits of dead people can influence the living. | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 17 | The idea of a Santa Claus who lives (even today) in the North Pole with tiny elves that make toys for Santa to deliver (with flying reindeer) is a story made up for children. | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.6 | ||
| 18 | People, including myself, can have their opinions and beliefs easily affected by the stated opinions and beliefs of others. | 7.2 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 7.2 | ||
| 19 | Subliminal messages (such as those in self-help tapes) are a scam and do NOT really work. | 5.3 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.3 | ||
| 20 | There was a time when people believed that it was unhealthy to take a bath or to wash. | 6.2 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 6.1 | ||
| 21 | Some people are uncanny predictors (prophets) of future events, such as Nostradamus. | 5.4 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 22 | There is a section of ocean called the Bermuda Triangle where an unusual number of strange disappearances has occurred over the years. | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 6.7 | ||
| 23 | It is impossible to accurately predict our physical, emotional and intellectual states based on personal biorhythms. | 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.0 | ||
| 24 | Careful scientific analyses of psychic phenomena are not possible unless negative vibrations from skeptics or non-believers are prevented. | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 25 | The pyramids and other great structures (e.g., Stonehenge, the statues of Easter Island) are too sophisticated to have been built by humans when they were because the technologies available at the time were not sufficient. | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.7 | ||
| 26 | There REALLY IS such a thing as vampires. | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.7 | ||
| 27 | The Earth orbits around the Sun. | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.4 | ||
| 28 | The evidence that man evolved from ape-like beasts, as well as the "million-year-old" dinosaur bones we see in museums were all planted by God when He created Earth about 10,000 years ago. | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 29 | There is NO such thing as a real Easter Bunny that delivers candy and decorated eggs to children. | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.2 | ||
| 30 | Elvis Presley is dead. | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.5 | ||
| 31 | If a stranger told me that they received messages from aliens through the braces in their teeth, I would believe them. | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 32 | I believe that the Shroud of Turin is a holy relic that shows the imprint left by the crucified body of Jesus Christ. | 5.0 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 33 | Lightning can strike the same place more than one time. | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 6.9 | ||
| 34 | Although it is a rare event, it is possible for a person to spontaneously, without cause, burst into flames. (This is commonly referred to as spontaneous human combustion.) | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 35 | I don't think there is anything wrong with believing in superstitions, supernatural events, or anything paranormal because doing so doesn't harm anyone. | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | ||