Debunking Paranormal Claims: The Tale of a Teenage Psychic
I WAS A TEENAGE
PSYCHIC
Celestine
Jun Yue
Walter(Presenter)
Outline
1.
Paranormal Claims
2.
The Story
3.
Scientific View
4.
Take Home Message
Paranormal Claims
●
Broken watches start ticking again
●
Bending cutlery
●
Broken watches jumping time
●
Boiling water
The Story
●
Author of the reading pretended to be a psychic
on a radio broadcast and a live television show
●
Duplicate a demonstration that involved causing
strange phenomena to happen directly inside
the houses of viewers
●
On the live show he showed how he could bend
and break cutlery, correctly guess drawings in a
sealed envelope and germinate seeds in his
hand.
●
Many viewers called in claiming that paranormal
stuff happened to them!
Does this mean that he’s
really a psychic???
N
O
Scientific View of
Paranormal Claims
We are gullible and susceptible to
deception
.
There are some principles that explain
how we can
be persuaded
and be deceived into thinking
paranormal claims are legit.
Reciprocity Principle
Starts off by using actions to prove psychic
powers: Bending a spoon or accurately guessing a
drawing sealed in an envelope
Piqued your interest
Subsequently, since I have
provided
you with
evidence you
reciprocate
by
paying attention
to
details that I highlight to be important
The Authority Factor
Host of the show believes in the person’s skill
Inherent need to
conform to the authority as a human instinct
Audiences feel the need to agree with the hosts
→ share the same awe for the person’s skills
→ believes in the “psychic” as well
Shortage Principle
An experience appears more attractive if its availability appears to be limited
Only the few
“chosen” ones
could enjoy this wonderful experience
Makes the persuasion more effective
Social Conforming Principle
When in doubt, people tend to look outward for
guidance in their decision making
Also the herd mentality effect, social proof effect
When many phone calls arrived to the channel
→ spectators observes that other fellow views
are calling →more people call in.
Accumulation of callers
→
more people=more convincing
“People’s ability to understand the factors that affect their behaviour is surprisingly
poor”
Everyone has a set of principles when it comes to developing perspectives, but we
must
be wary of how tricksters play with our minds and skew our views
.
TRUST NO ONE!
Take Home Message
Unveil the intriguing narrative of a former teenage psychic, Celestine Jun Yue Walter, who staged paranormal phenomena on TV and radio shows to sway audiences. However, a scientific viewpoint reveals the power of deception and manipulation in the realm of psychic claims, urging skepticism and critical thinking.
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I WAS A TEENAGE PSYCHIC Celestine Jun Yue Walter(Presenter)
Outline 1.Paranormal Claims 2.The Story 3.Scientific View 4.Take Home Message
Paranormal Claims Broken watches start ticking again Bending cutlery Broken watches jumping time Boiling water
The Story Author of the reading pretended to be a psychic on a radio broadcast and a live television show Duplicate a demonstration that involved causing strange phenomena to happen directly inside the houses of viewers On the live show he showed how he could bend and break cutlery, correctly guess drawings in a sealed envelope and germinate seeds in his hand. Many viewers called in claiming that paranormal stuff happened to them!
Does this mean that hes really a psychic???
Scientific View of Paranormal Claims We are gullible and susceptible to deception. There are some principles that explain how we can be persuaded and be deceived into thinking paranormal claims are legit.
Starts off by using actions to prove psychic powers: Bending a spoon or accurately guessing a drawing sealed in an envelope Piqued your interest Subsequently, since I have provided you with evidence you reciprocate by paying attention to details that I highlight to be important
Host of the show believes in the persons skill Inherent need to conform to the authority as a human instinct Audiences feel the need to agree with the hosts share the same awe for the person s skills believes in the psychic as well
An experience appears more attractive if its availability appears to be limited Only the few chosen ones could enjoy this wonderful experience Makes the persuasion more effective
When in doubt, people tend to look outward for guidance in their decision making Also the herd mentality effect, social proof effect When many phone calls arrived to the channel spectators observes that other fellow views are calling more people call in. Accumulation of callers more people=more convincing
Take Home Message People s ability to understand the factors that affect their behaviour is surprisingly poor Everyone has a set of principles when it comes to developing perspectives, but we must be wary of how tricksters play with our minds and skew our views. TRUST NO ONE!
