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Parapsychology

Parapsychology is the study of alleged psychic phenomena (extrasensory perception, telepathy, teleportation, precognition, clairvoyance, telekinesis, and psychometry) and other paranormal claims, for example, those related to near-death experiences, synchronicity, apparitional experiences, etc. Criticized as being a pseudoscience, the majority of…

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related to 1970s and 1980s · 32
Parapsychology → Academy, Advancement, American Association, American Society, Asia, During, Institute, International Kirlian Research Association, Karlis Osis, Kirlian, Laboratory, Medicine, Noetic Sciences, PA, Parapsychological, Parapsychological Association, Parascience, Physicist Russell Targ, Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research, Psychiatrist Ian Stevenson
related to External links · 26
Parapsychology → Advancement, American Association, Archived, Committee, FindArticles, Index, James Randi Educational Foundation, Journal, JREF, MedicineInstitute, Noetic Sciences, Parapsychological Association, Perceptual Studies, Psychical Research, Rhine Research Center, Science, Skeptical Inquirer, Skeptical Inquiry, Society, SPR
related to Criticism of experimental results · 24
Parapsychology → Claims, Committee, Critical, CSICOP, Fellow, For, In, James Randi, Journal, Paranormal, Parapsychological Association Stanley Krippner, PEAR, President, Project Alpha, Psychologist Ray Hyman, Randi, Ray Hyman, Scientific Investigation, Some, Stuart Vyse
related to Modern era · 22
Parapsychology → After, Arizona's Veritas Laboratory, Early, Gary Schwartz, Institute, Kirlian, Laboratory, Most, Noetic Sciences, PEAR, Perceptual Studies, Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research, Psychiatric Medicine, Several, Since, Some, The Division, Two, United States, University
related to Establishment of the Parapsychological Association · 19
Parapsychology → AAAS, Advancement, American Association, Constitution, Duke University, Durham, In, John, June, Margaret Mead, North Carolina, PA, Parapsychological Association, Parapsychology Laboratory, Rhine, Science, The, The Parapsychological Association, Wheeler
related to Fraud · 18
Parapsychology → Alice, Blackburn, Creery Sisters, Douglas Blackburn, Emily, George Albert Smith, Goldney, However, In, Kathleen, Mary, Maud, Psychical Research, Samuel Soal, Soal, Society, The, There
related to Terminology · 11
Parapsychology → Bertold Wiesner, British Journal, German, Greek, In, It, Max Dessoir, Psychology, Rhine, Robert Thouless, The
related to Selection bias and meta-analysis · 10
Parapsychology → Consequently, Critics, For, Irving Langmuir, It, Numerous, Park, PEAR, Physicist Robert Park, Selective
related to Skeptic organizations · 9
Parapsychology → American Magicians, Committee, James Randi, James Randi Educational Foundation, Occult Investigative Committee, Organizations, Skeptical Inquirer, Skeptical Inquiry, Society
related to Anomalistic psychology · 7
Parapsychology → A2, According, Chris French, In, It, UK, While

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Parapsychologyis astudy of alleged psychic phenomena0.90text
Parapsychologyis astruggling discipline that has not received much attention0.90text
Parapsychologyis alargely isolated research area.The methods of parapsychologists are regarded by critics0.90text
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