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10 Μαρ 2022 · Although most supernatural beliefs are not supported by modern science, they reflect collective social fears, desires, and perceptions of what it means to be human. Focusing on the ways in which supernatural beliefs vary by race, gender, and education illuminates how views that are seemingly personal may in fact be shaped by social forces.
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19 Ιαν 2021 · Paranormal beliefs are, by definition, in opposition to established scientific knowledge. However, people presumably seek accurate conceptions of the world (Festinger 1954 ). From an evolutionary perspective, a default presumption is that accurate beliefs are adaptive, whereas misbeliefs are maladaptive (McKay and Dennett 2009 ).
16 Μαΐ 2017 · Examples include ghosts, witches, amulets, omens, rituals, astrology, psychokinesis, and extrasensory perception (i.e., telepathy, precognition, and clairvoyance). Religious beliefs, such as life after death, hell, heaven, the devil, and God, are also sometimes included in the scales.
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...
2 Μαΐ 2016 · For more than some, ‘paranormal’ is when there is not a scientific explanation. This might lead to three further questions, the first being ‘what is taken as science?’ the second, ‘how do we distinguish this from pseudo-science?’ and the third, ‘are the psychological therapies more an art than a science?’
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.
