ESP researchers regard the _____ as evidence that parapsychological skills are very fragile, while ESP skeptics regard it as evidence that the ESP demonstration was just a run of luck.

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The decline effect is the phenomenon in which the results of experiments that show significant results in the beginning, decrease over time or upon multiple repetitions. ESP researchers acknowledge this as evidence that the parapsychological skills are very fragile, which means that it may be difficult to replicate the results, while ESP skeptics interpret this as evidence that the initial demonstration was just a result of chance, luck or some other confounding factor. Choices A, C, and D are not related to this phenomenon.

ESP Researchers Regard the _____ as Evidence That Parapsychological Skills