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INTUITION
We often believe
Sixth sense
things without having
Have you ever felt that something was wrong without
any idea why. You might understanding how you knew it? This “sixth sense” effect
get a feeling that you can be quite creepy, but it is probably created by your brain
picking up some clue from your other senses and alerting
are being followed, or your alarm response without giving you the full picture.
arrive at an inspired
solution to a problem.
We call this intuition, What’s up? There’s
something wrong! The
telepathy, or sometimes
house doesn’t feel
a “sixth sense.” These right at all!
intuitive perceptions
are probably the result
of rapid unconscious
mental processes—
using either information
gathered by your senses
or data stored deep in
your memory.

Telepathy
Apparent telepathy is probably caused by a
combination of sensory awareness and shared
experience. Twins often seem telepathic because
a
they share the same history and thought patterns.

Female and male
Women are usually thought
to be more intuitive than
men. But psychological tests
show that this is not true,
and men score just as well.
It is simply that women like
t to appear more intuitive,
i t iti
especially among friends.

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