Terms
Who Said/Did What?
True or False
Self-Assessment Questions
100
Define precognition.
What is "the foreknowledge of an event"
100
What two scientists wanted to find evidence against a materialist view of human nature and fight against behaviorism, and thought that parapsychology was the way to demonstrate the independent agency of the mind and solve the mind-body problem?
What is "J.B. Rhine" and "Louisa Rhine"
100
The scientific implication of paranormal activity is that scientific experiments would be unreliable.
What is "true"
100
Define this term used in parapsychology: Clairvoyance
What is "a type of communication without the use of senses, in which comes from distant objects or events"
200
Define telekinesis.
What is "the ability to move an object with mental effort"
200
Which famous British chemist took photographs of supposedly materialized spirits and was convinced that Home's powers implied a new form of energy?
Who is Sir William Crookes.
200
Extrasensory Perception is the ability to affect objects or events without touching them or using any ordinary force.
False, what is Psychokinesis.
200
If paranormal phenomena exist, what are the implications for science?
What is "many experiments would be unreliable (such as double-blind experiments and telepathic experimenter effects could ruin the results of experiments in every field of science)
300
Define telepathy.
What is "communication of thoughts or ideas by others than the known senses"
300
These two conducted the first major meta analysis in 1989.
Who are Radin and Nelson.
300
The "psi missing" is a lowering in scores through the course of an experiment or session.
False, what is decline effect.
300
Why was psychical research founded, and what were its main aims?
What is "under the context of implications of spirits and paranormal activity occurring from mediums, and that spiritualism provided the evidence to some people that materialism could be refuted and show the reality of life after death. The aim of psychical research was to examine scientific spiritual mysteries with no prejudice or prepossession."
400
Define psychokinesis.
What is "the process of using only the mind and no physical intervention to manipulate physical objects"
400
He was the psychologist to debate Honorton’s concept in 1985.
Who is Ray Hymon.
400
The displacement effect suggested that belief and motivation might be important, and if experimenters needed these qualities too, the many failures to replicate might be explained in terms of a "psi-mediated experimenter effect."
False, What is The sheep-goat effect.
400
How is micro-PK tested? What are the implications for consciousness?
What is "using instruments that involve using magnetic fields, or machines that have electrically charged generators" and "chance implicates consciousness, and some subjects have shown to perform better when not thinking about the task or doing something different, showing that consciousness could be counterproductive"
500
Define ESP. Name the three types of ESP.
What is "types of communication that occur without the use of the senses" and "telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition"
500
He was the first one to publish the Ganzfeld Controversy in 1974?
Who is Charles Honorton.
500
The sheep-goat effect refers to the fact that believers in psi tend to do better than chance in psi experiments, while those who don't believe in psi or don't believe it has any relevance in psi experiments tend to score below chance in the experiments.
True.
500
What experiences have you had that hover on the boundary (if there is a boundary) between reality and imagination. Do any of these help you in thinking about the nature of consciousness?
any answer works.
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