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kepair on June 29, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Simple test reveals if your mental images are more...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observer-expectancy_effect

The article starts with self-reported effects, already conditioning you to expect an almost psychedelic experience with this test. Didn't like that.

torginus on June 29, 2021 [–]

This. I haven't read the guide carefully and I had no idea I was supposed to experience auditory hallucinations, and I didn't hear any. I wonder if the visual hallucinations (which I did see) were caused by my prior expectations.

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