Parapsychology
The Science of Unusual Experience
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2001
Hodder Arnold (Verlag)
978-0-340-76169-4 (ISBN)
Hodder Arnold (Verlag)
978-0-340-76169-4 (ISBN)
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Containing contributions from some of the leading figures in Europe on the paranormal, this work challenges and provokes readers with an up-to-the-minute examination of some of the most puzzling phenomena in psychology. It also considers topics including; dream telepathy, near death experiences, alien abductions, belief in astrology, and more.
Containing contributions from some of the leading figures in Europe on the paranormal, `Parapsychology' challenges and provokes readers with an up-to-the-minute examination of some of the most puzzling phenomena in psychology. Unlike previous works, the current volume invites readers to step into the shoes of scientists (believers and sceptics alike) to see not only how they must approach the array of weird and wonderful events that demand their attention, but also the tools that they use to do their job. An range of intriguing topics is considered including; dream telepathy, near death experiences, alien abductions, belief in astrology, placebo effects and awareness during anaesthesia and in comas. In addition readers have the opportunity to engage in experiments with the authors.
Exploring these and other areas, the book bridges the gap between traditional psychology and its so called fringe areas, providing accessible accounts of how science works on the border of its last frontier: the human mind.
`Parapsychology' is for readers from a variety of backgrounds; professionals in the field, students, lay readers and anyone who wants to understand what the paranormal can tell us about ourselves as we set out into 21st century. A variety of viewpoints are on offer, with the emphasis on the reader to make their own mind up. Prepared to be unsettled...
Containing contributions from some of the leading figures in Europe on the paranormal, `Parapsychology' challenges and provokes readers with an up-to-the-minute examination of some of the most puzzling phenomena in psychology. Unlike previous works, the current volume invites readers to step into the shoes of scientists (believers and sceptics alike) to see not only how they must approach the array of weird and wonderful events that demand their attention, but also the tools that they use to do their job. An range of intriguing topics is considered including; dream telepathy, near death experiences, alien abductions, belief in astrology, placebo effects and awareness during anaesthesia and in comas. In addition readers have the opportunity to engage in experiments with the authors.
Exploring these and other areas, the book bridges the gap between traditional psychology and its so called fringe areas, providing accessible accounts of how science works on the border of its last frontier: the human mind.
`Parapsychology' is for readers from a variety of backgrounds; professionals in the field, students, lay readers and anyone who wants to understand what the paranormal can tell us about ourselves as we set out into 21st century. A variety of viewpoints are on offer, with the emphasis on the reader to make their own mind up. Prepared to be unsettled...
Ron Roberts is senior lecturer in Health Psychology at the University of Westminster and an associate lecturer in Psychology for the Open University.
Part I Myth and method
Science and experience
Probability and coincidence
The Placebo Effect
Part II The psychology of psychic fraud
Astrology
Part III Unconscious awareness
Dreams
Alien abductions
Meditation
Paranormal cognition
Near-death experiences
Gateways to themind: society and the paranormal.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.4.2001 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-340-76169-5 / 0340761695 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-340-76169-4 / 9780340761694 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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