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From the Ted Talk by Alice Pailhès: Secrets of the mind and free will -- revealed by magic tricks
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Let me show you another trick, inneevtd by a British mentalist Derren Brown, to make my point. This one uses what's called "priming" in psychology. Priming happens when exposure to something iecnefnuls your thoughts and boaivehr later on, without you being aware that the first thing is guiding you to a certain extent. The trick is usually done in a more ititname context, where I would be directly facing you, but we'll give it a try together. Just focus on me as best as you can, but do not let me influence your choice. I'm going to try and mentally transmit the identity of a playing card I'm tihnnkig of. Are you ready?
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Let me show you another trick, ________ by a British mentalist Derren Brown, to make my point. This one uses what's called "priming" in psychology. Priming happens when exposure to something __________ your thoughts and ________ later on, without you being aware that the first thing is guiding you to a certain extent. The trick is usually done in a more ________ context, where I would be directly facing you, but we'll give it a try together. Just focus on me as best as you can, but do not let me influence your choice. I'm going to try and mentally transmit the identity of a playing card I'm ________ of. Are you ready?
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Original Text
Let me show you another trick, invented by a British mentalist Derren Brown, to make my point. This one uses what's called "priming" in psychology. Priming happens when exposure to something influences your thoughts and behavior later on, without you being aware that the first thing is guiding you to a certain extent. The trick is usually done in a more intimate context, where I would be directly facing you, but we'll give it a try together. Just focus on me as best as you can, but do not let me influence your choice. I'm going to try and mentally transmit the identity of a playing card I'm thinking of. Are you ready?
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