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PARAPSYCHOLOGY PERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY 20

PARAPSYCHOLOGY PERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY 20

WHAT IS PARAPSYCHOLOGY? • The scientific and scholarly study of unusual events associated with

WHAT IS PARAPSYCHOLOGY? • The scientific and scholarly study of unusual events associated with the human experience • These experiences are difficult to explain within current scientific models • Parapsychologists only study anomalies that fall into one of three general categories – ESP (extra-sensory perception), mind-matter interaction (psychokinesis), and phenomena that suggest survival after death (near-death experience

WHAT PARAPSYCHOLOGY IS NOT…. • It is not the study of anything paranormal or

WHAT PARAPSYCHOLOGY IS NOT…. • It is not the study of anything paranormal or bizarre • Not concerned with astrology, UFOs, bigfoot, vampires or witchcraft • It is known as a pseudoscience, but a parapsychologist does not make money by entertaining the public

WHY IS PARAPSYCHOLOGY INTERESTING? • What we know about the nature of the universe

WHY IS PARAPSYCHOLOGY INTERESTING? • What we know about the nature of the universe is incomplete and parapsychology can teach us more • The capabilities of the human mind have been underestimated • Assumptions about the separation of mind and body may be incorrect • Many parapsychologists can support their ideas with data and research

ESP: EXTRA SENSORY PERCEPTION • ESP is the most testable and well known area

ESP: EXTRA SENSORY PERCEPTION • ESP is the most testable and well known area of parapsychology • Often referred to as the “ 6 th Sense” • 3 main types of ESP: telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition

TELEPATHY • A person with the ability to read others’ thoughts and mental contents

TELEPATHY • A person with the ability to read others’ thoughts and mental contents • May involve on person sending thoughts to another or perceiving another’s thoughts without using any of the five recognized senses.

CLAIRVOYANCE • French for “clear-seeing” • The ability to “see” information about people, objects

CLAIRVOYANCE • French for “clear-seeing” • The ability to “see” information about people, objects or locations without the use of any of the five senses • Includes crystal gazing and tea-leaf reading

PRECOGNITION • Knowledge of a future event or circumstance not obtained by inference or

PRECOGNITION • Knowledge of a future event or circumstance not obtained by inference or deduction but by paranormal means • What most people mean when using the term “psychic” • Dream interpretation often falls under this category

WHAT THE SKEPTICS SAY • After thousands of experiments, a reproducible ESP phenomenon has

WHAT THE SKEPTICS SAY • After thousands of experiments, a reproducible ESP phenomenon has never been discovered • No one individual has convincingly demonstrated psychic ability • Skeptics argue that the evidence is not there to support the phenomena of parapsychology

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