mentalist
/ˈmɛntl̩ɪst/
noun
- A performer who specializes in mentalism, appearing to read minds, predict the future, or use psychic powers through psychological techniques.
- She hired a mentalist for the corporate event to entertain guests with seemingly supernatural feats.
- Famous mentalists like Derren Brown use suggestion and observation to create the illusion of mind reading.
- The mentalist asked a volunteer to think of a card, then correctly named it without looking.
- A person who believes in or advocates mentalism, especially in philosophy or psychology.
- The debate between behaviorists and mentalists dominated early 20th-century psychology.
- Modern cognitive science has moved beyond the old mentalist versus behaviorist divide.
- As a mentalist, she argued that thoughts and feelings cannot be reduced to brain chemistry alone.
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adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of a mentalist or mentalism.
- The show's mentalist tricks were so convincing that some people thought he had real powers.
- Her mentalist approach to therapy focused on the client's inner thoughts rather than external behaviors.
- He used mentalist techniques to influence the audience's choices without them realizing it.