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The field of research on the paranormal has changed enormously in the last 20 years. Examining experiences of ESP, psychokinesis, precognition, ganzfeld, dissociative states, out-of-the-body experiences, alien abductions and near-death experiences, David Marks appraises the best available evidence to date on scientific claims of the paranormal. Each chapter also provides a description of the psychological processes that are likely to contribute to these experiences, and to the high prevalence of paranormal beliefs. Importantly, this book does not take a fixed sceptical or ‘disbelieving’ view of the phenomena but, as far as possible, offers a neutral gaze which will equip readers to make up their own minds, as well as providing them with the critical skills to defend their conclusions.
The Ganzfeld, Subjective Validation and the Newly Discovered Sixth Sense
The Ganzfeld, Subjective Validation and the Newly Discovered Sixth Sense
[A] man who is running through a forest; it seems that he is being hunted – at the same time, the receiver says: ‘Trees. People running. Fleeing.’ Suddenly, the man falls down in a deep muddy pool – at the same time, the receiver says: ‘Falling. Muddy.’ The camera zooms in on the man’s face – at the same time, the receiver says: ‘Blond hair. 70s hairstyle. Curly-ish. White face.’ All of these utterances appear to describe exactly what is being shown on the film. (Westerlund, Parker, Dalkvist, & Hadlaczky, ...
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