Guidelines for Testing Psychic Claimants - Couverture souple

Wiseman, Richard; Morris, Robert L.

 
9780900458583: Guidelines for Testing Psychic Claimants
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0900458585 ISBN 13 : 9780900458583
Editeur : University of Hertfordshire Press, 1995

Synopsis


About the Book


“Get yourself a copy.” The Skeptic

Many people claim to be psychic. Palm readers and astrologers claim that they look into the future to help solve personal problems. Mediums claim to help individuals communicate with deceased friends and relatives. Faith healers and psychic surgeons claim to diagnose and cure illness. “Psychic detectives” offer advice to the police to help solve crime. Alleged psychics have been used to attract followers to religious organizations and as consultants by large businesses.

Health professionals, law enforcement agents, cult investigators and scientists may wish to examine these claimants or assess the quality of investigations carried out by others. Badly designed investigations can result in false claimants being seen as genuine or honest claimants being accused of fraud.

This book, therefore, tackles these issues, providing pragmatic and flexible guidelines to help researchers identify and resolve the problems that most frequently occur during the assessment of individuals claiming strong psychic ability.

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À propos de l?auteur

Professor Richard Wiseman is the bestselling author of The Luck Factor and heads a psychology research unit at the University of Hertfordshire. He too is a former professional magician and member of the Magic Circle.

Robert L Morris was an American psychologist, parapsychologist and professor at the University of Edinburgh, where he was the first holder of the Koestler Chair of Parapsychology at the Koestler Parapsychology Unit. He received his doctorate from Duke University. Morris was Koestler Professor of Parapsychology from December 1985 until his death in August 2004.

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Éditeur
University of Hertfordshire Press
Date d'édition
1995
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0900458585
ISBN 13 
9780900458583
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
70
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1573920282 ISBN 13 :  9781573920285
Editeur : Prometheus, 1995
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