Crossword clues for parapsychology
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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, most scientists holding the opinion that the supposed phenomena observed result from poor experimental design, or are mere statistical artifacts or in some cases deliberate fraud.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1924, from para- (1) "beside" + psychology.
Wiktionary
n. The study of that which cannot yet be explained; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts.
WordNet
n. phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes [syn: psychic phenomena, psychic phenomenon]
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 paranormal claims. It is often identified as pseudoscience.
Parapsychology research is largely conducted by private institutions in several countries and funded through private donations,
and the subject rarely appears in mainstream science journals. Most papers about parapsychology are published in a small number of niche journals.
- (Pigliucci, Boudry 2013) "Parapsychological research almost never appears in mainstream science journals."
- (Odling-Smee 2007) "But parapsychologists are still limited to publishing in a small number of niche journals."
Parapsychology has been criticised for continuing investigation despite being unable to provide convincing evidence for the existence of any psychic phenomena after more than a century of research.
It has been noted that most academics do not take the claims of parapsychology seriously.
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.