Ethan dreams that one of his teachers is giving a test, and he has forgotten to study. When he getsto math class the next day, his teacher announces a pop quiz. Ethan wonders if he might be psychic.Which of the following is most likely to be true?
A)Given the statistical probability of a dream and a life event coinciding, some dreams will seem to come true by sheer coincidence.
B) The content of Ethan's dream may have been influenced by ongoing events in his life (e.g., knowing his teacher gives pop quizzes, knowing he had math class the next day).
C) The dream and the real experience were not exactly the same, so the idea that Ethan is psychic isn't very accurate.
D) all of these

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All the options provide valid explanations for why Ethan's dream might seem to have predicted the pop quiz, without requiring psychic abilities.

Ethan Dreams That One of His Teachers Is Giving a Test