Parapsychology
Adam J. Rock, Lance Storm, Chris A Roe
Wiley eBooks August 20, 2026 DOI: 10.1002/9781394215683.ch18 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
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| Key findings | Provides an introductory overview of parapsychology, covering categories of psi experiences, conditions proposed to be conducive to psi such as dreaming and meditation, models proposed to explain anomalous information transfer, the psychology of paranormal belief, and the field's relationship to transpersonal psychology. |
Abstract
Parapsychology may be defined as the scientific study of anomalous experiences such as telepathy and psychokinesis. The aim of this chapter is to provide an introduction to this field of inquiry. First, various categories of psi (paranormal experiences) are outlined. Second, psi-conducive conditions (e.g., dreaming and meditation) are discussed. Third, several models that have been proposed to account for the anomalous transfer of information are examined. Subsequently, the psychology of paranormal belief is explored. This chapter concludes with a discussion of the relationship between parapsychology and transpersonal psychology.