Human predictor accuracy tops out at 90%
Posted: 02 Apr 2010, 12:07SCEPCOP Forum
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Human predictor accuracy tops out at 90%
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Posted: 02 Apr 2010, 12:07Re: Human predictor accuracy tops out at 90%
Posted: 02 Apr 2010, 20:50Yep! This is one of my favorite "tests" when it comes to the skeptic screaming about how inaccurate psychics can be. In the real world, witnessing something that happens within a matter of seconds like this, can't be accurately described by most anyone and you will get different in-put from each person witnessing the very same event... it goes back to my movie analogy.
Re: Human predictor accuracy tops out at 90%
Posted: 02 Apr 2010, 21:02I thought this was relevant to the discussion of predictions since it shows that there is an upper limit to how when a person can be described. I think it also might be related to the accuracy of eyewitness reports.
Re: Human predictor accuracy tops out at 90%
Posted: 04 Apr 2010, 07:54See, I have a very limited twitter account, and everything it asked about was technology and gadgets.
I think it's much more like a cold reader. It only asks questions that it already knows (or thinks it knows) the answer to!
I think it's much more like a cold reader. It only asks questions that it already knows (or thinks it knows) the answer to!