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19 Ιαν 2021 · Paranormal beliefs are, by definition, in opposition to empirical facts and scientific explanations of the world. Similar to religious beliefs, they tend be immunized against critical examination (Albert 1985 ).
4 Νοε 2014 · It may be assumed that paranormal experiences do not merit sociological attention because people who report them are delusional, attention seeking, fraudulent, or liable to misinterpret everyday events and experiences so as to imbue them with a magical character, or are engaging in wish fulfilment, or suffer from psychological impairments, and s...
10 Μαρ 2022 · The authors analyze the 2020–2021 Chapman University Survey of American Fears (n = 1,035), the most recent nationally representative survey to examine fears of and beliefs about supernatural and paranormal phenomena, including ghosts, hauntings, zombies, psychics, telekinesis, Bigfoot or Sasquatch, Atlantis, and extraterrestrial visitation.
16 Μαΐ 2017 · The beliefs are typically assessed simply by asking people how much they believe in various paranormal phenomena. Examples include ghosts, witches, amulets, omens, rituals, astrology, psychokinesis, and extrasensory perception (i.e., telepathy, precognition, and clairvoyance).
explore the origins and psychological functions of paranormal beliefs. Chapter 1 sets the scene by considering what the term ‘paranormal belief’ may signify and by identifying the psychological and cultural significance of scientific research into these beliefs. The definition of paranormal belief
4 Μαΐ 2022 · The current review has two key aims: first, to provide the first assessment of study quality [54] in this area and second, to systematically review and summarise key associations between paranormal beliefs and a range of cognitive functions.
7 Ιουν 2017 · A commonly cited example is the apocryphal tale that mature alligators, flushed down the toilet as hatchlings, now inhabit sewers and pose a threat to urban dwellers (Mullen, 1972). At a social level, ULs become resistant to abjuration and persist because of regular retelling.
