Barrons AP Psychology 7th edition

someone claiming to have “extrasensory perception” is claiming to perceive a sensation “outside” the
senses discussed in this chapter. Psychologists are skeptical of ESP claims primarily because our senses
are well understood, and researchers do not find reliable evidence that we can perceive sensations other
than through our sight, smell, hearing, taste, touch, and vestibular/balance systems. Researchers who test
ESP claims using rigorous experiments, such as double-blind studies, find other more likely explanations
for supposed extrasensory phenomena. Usually ESP claims are better explained by such things as
deception, magic tricks, or coincidence.