Chapter 8. Mind reading made easy

Conducting the test session

I was thrown out of NYU my freshman yearfor cheating on my metaphysics final.I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me.

—WOODY ALLEN, IN ANNIE HALL

Now for the main event: the test itself.

I’m assuming that you’re going to be the facilitator: the person sitting in the room with the participants, giving them their instructions, and asking them questions. Eventually you may want to train someone else to do it too, but at least in the beginning you’re probably going to be it.

In this chapter, I’m going to describe the facilitator’s job, explain how to set up the test room, lay out the timeline for the test, and then discuss how you deal with participants.

What the facilitator ...

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