It give great insight into what the range of non-local consciousness (psychic ability) is. Some of these people are very gifted to the point where the whole show seem rigged. Although they fumble sometimes (like a train wreck) more often they focus in on a non-local signal: an emotion, an image, a sound, a smell or an event that is spatially/temporally separate from them. One consistent pattern is that they’ll get it dead on immediately, then start second guessing and mis-interpreting the signal.. the ego gets in the way.

For any serious look into non-local consciousness phenomenon, one should NOT look to America’s Psychic Challenge. It is entertainment. For serious scrutiny and fine tuning of our understanding of this amazing phenomenon, much more thought would have to be put into each “challenge” with hopes of isolating the finer points of each ability. Though the psychics are grouped together, they all have very different skill-sets and sensitivities. That detail is not explored on the show, but I think it is really important to understanding what is going on.