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parapsychology
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par·a·psy·chol·o·gy
/ ˌparəsīˈkäləjē/
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n.
the study of mental phenomena that are excluded from or inexplicable by orthodox scientific psychology (such as hypnosis, telepathy, etc.).
DERIVATIVES:
par·a·psy·cho·log·i·cal
/ -ˌsīkəˈläjikəl/ adj.
par·a·psy·chol·o·gist
/ -jist/ n.
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PARAPSYCHOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY.
Magazine article from: The Journal of Parapsychology; 6/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...ten areas of potential difficulty facing parapsychology as it approached the last decade of the 20th century: (1) Parapsychology is linked to problematic metaphysical origins; (2) Parapsychology is linked with concepts that have been exploited...
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Parapsychology in the Twenty-First Century: Essays on the Future of Psychical Research.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: The Journal of Parapsychology; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; PARAPSYCHOLOGY IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: ESSAYS...According to its preface, the main purpose of Parapsychology in the Twenty-First Century is "to explore future directions of parapsychology" but that declaration is qualified by...
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The coverage of parapsychology in introductory psychology textbooks: 1990-2002.
Magazine article from: The Journal of Parapsychology; 3/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...revealed changes in coverage of ESP and parapsychology Sixty-three percent of the 1980s...of the 2002 sample discussed ESP or parapsychology as a specific topic. The nature of...In general, the 2002 coverage of parapsychology was inadequate because there was no...
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The continuing evolution of Parapsychology. (Guest Editorial).
Magazine article from: The Journal of Parapsychology; 12/1/2001; 700+ words
; ...editorial to this issue of the Journal of Parapsychology, reflecting on the changing scene in parapsychology. This past summer I spent 2 months...provides strong impetus to consider parapsychology's likely future in the United States...
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ON THE SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS OF TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY: CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PARAPSYCHOLOGY
Magazine article from: Journal of Transpersonal Psychology; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...the similarly criticized field of parapsychology, demonstrates with high scientific...a rigorous scientific base such as parapsychology provides. At the first all-professional...begin by looking at another field, parapsychology, which is in a similar situation...
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The Nature of Mind: Parapsychology and the Role of Consciousness in the Physical World.
Magazine article from: The Journal of Parapsychology; 6/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...known by all people interested in parapsychology as a very keen and careful theoretical...the excellent piece on "Theoretical Parapsychology" (over one hundred pages in length...Parapsychological Research, Vol. 5) and "Parapsychology and its Critics" (which appeared...
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The parapsychology foundation as a funding organisation.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Journal of Parapsychology; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT: When the social history of parapsychology is written, it will be important...the funding contributions of the Parapsychology Foundation (PF). A search through some of the main parapsychology journals and the PF's Annual...
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In memory of Karlis Osis. (parapsychology researcher)
Magazine article from: The Journal of Parapsychology; 9/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...leading researchers in the field of parapsychology. I came to know him in 1971...Rhine to invite him to join the Parapsychology Laboratory at Duke University, where he started a career in parapsychology which lasted until his retirement...
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Parapsychology Foundation Honored
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/4/2001; ; 698 words
; ...Press Writer AP Online 08-04-2001 Parapsychology Foundation Honored NEW YORK (AP...parapsychologists have looked to the Parapsychology Foundation. Now those scientists...convention that wraps up Sunday. Parapsychology is the study of unexplained or paranormal...
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An Introduction to Parapsychology.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of Parapsychology; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; AN INTRODUCTION TO PARAPSYCHOLOGY (5TH ED.) by Harvey J. Irwin...popular introductory text to parapsychology (notice that it is in its 5th...probably unrivaled in recent parapsychology books). As such, it deserves...
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Parapsychology
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Parapsychology The name given to the scientific...association also pointed out in its Parapsychology FAQs, on its website in 2000, that...spite of what the media often imply, parapsychology is not the study of 'anything parnormal...
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Parapsychology Foundation
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Parapsychology Foundation Founded in 1951 as a nonprofit...foundation provides grants for research in parapsychology and maintains an active program of...recently the International Journal of Parapsychology (1959-1968) and Parapsychology...
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Parapsychology Laboratory (Duke University)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Parapsychology Laboratory (Duke University) In...psychology department, in pursuing parapsychology. By the time McDougall died in 1931...successor, a separate division of parapsychology was established in the psychology...
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Koestler Parapsychology Unit
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Koestler Parapsychology Unit Following the death of author...had been left to endow a chair in parapsychology. Of the several schools that applied...Morris organized the Koestler Parapsychology Unit and had as an initial assignment...
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Institute for Parapsychology
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Institute for Parapsychology A division of the Foundation for...Duke University collection on parapsychology, comprised of more than 10...sponsorship of the controversial Parapsychology Laboratory which was headed by...
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