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Phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes
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parapsychology
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes [syn: psychic phenomena , psychic phenomenon ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ However, by this time I had outgrown my adolescent appetite for being shocked and had acquired some knowledge of parapsychology . ▪ We used to have long discussions and arguments about everything from radio-controlled models ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1924, from para- (1) "beside" + psychology .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
parapsychology \par`a*psy*chol"o*gy\ n. The field of study concerned with psychological phenomena not explainable by the laws of physics, especially extrasensory perception, telepathy, psychokinesis, precognition, and clairvoyance. Note: The field is controversial, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The study of that which cannot yet be explained; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Parapsychology is a field of study concerned with the investigation of paranormal and psychic phenomena which include telepathy , precognition , clairvoyance , psychokinesis , near-death experiences , reincarnation , apparitional experiences , and other ...
Usage examples of parapsychology.
Now that the security of the Edinburgh Parapsychology Unit was compromised, there seemed little hope that they could continue on the cautious schedule of action championed by Denis Remillard and Tamara Sakhvadze and the other operant conservatives, who advocated delaying the public announcement of EE capability until there were at least a thousand adept practitioners scattered around the world.
It had a grand name: the Parapsychology Unit of the Department of Psychology of the University of Edinburgh.
He had read a lot of the literature of parapsychology during their year on the dodge, enough to know that both pyrokinesis and telekinesis were suspected to be tied in with certain poorly understood ductless glands.
Fifty years ago hypnotism was a parlor trick, clairvoyance was superstition, telepathy was almost unknown, and parapsychology was on a par with phrenology and not as respectable as the most popular nonsense called astrology.
She was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Yale, and of Columbia University with a degree in clinical psychology, plus a doctorate in parapsychology.
She graduated Yale, summa cum laude, did her doctorate work in clinical psychology at Columbia, postdoctorate work in parapsychology at—"
They'll continue to overlook the import of parapsychology, I'm afraid, until they're able--as Huxley put it--'to sit down before fact as a little child--be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatsoever abysses nature leads.
As has happened already in many of the smaller branches, parapsychology is certain to find itself grouped sooner or later with other fields in one or more of those composite sciences which are reshaping the modern structure of knowledge groupings such as the space sciences, the earth sciences, the microbiological sciences, or such major disciplines as medicine, education, and the like.
A personal computer, postage machine, various forms, and envelopes crowded a table and the desk Encyclopedias and books on parapsychology, astrology, zodiac signs, and Eastern and Western religions lined bookcases.