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In a single-subject experiment, Bill Huggins identified the Ersari prayer rug (which he initially disliked) as a better picture of his self over the Daghestan rug he liked more.

Shows that the test can separate real likeness from superficial appeal, aligning with expert judgment.

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Our everyday liking (subjective preference) often diverges from deep liking, but deep liking converges to agreement and corresponds to living structure.
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Distinction between superficial and deep preference.

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Empirical evidence for the agreement property of the mirror-of-the-self test.
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Shows that life is not about quantity of detail but the intensity of centers.
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Evolution of Wright's approach.