Research in Parapsychology 1993 Abstracts and Papers from the Thirty-Sixth Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association, 1993

, by Zingrone, Nancy L.; Schlitz, Marilyn J.; Alvarado, Carlos S.; Milton, Julie

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ISBN: 9780810834774 | 0810834774
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Copyright: 6/11/1998

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The current volume contains abbreviated versions of the conference papers originally presented at the 36th Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association held in 1993. The conference papers are divided into eight topic areas: Distant Mental Influence on Living Systems, Meta-Analyses, Physical Variables, Free Response Research Directions, Psi and Psychology, Social and Cultural Perspectives, Psychokinesis Research, and Perceptual Variables.

Foreword: The Thirty-Sixth Annual Convention

Preface: Editorial Introduction

Abbreviations

xiii

Part I: Paper Sessions

Distant Mental Influence on Living Systems

Attention Focusing Facilitated through Remote Mental Interaction

(5)

William G. Braud

Donna Shafer

Katherine McNeill

Valerie Guerra

Remote Mental Influence of Human Electrodermal Activity: A Preliminary Replication

(5)

Dean I. Radin

Robin K. Taylor

William G. Braud

Preliminary Study of a Human Operator's Remote Effect on the Psychophysiological State of Another Individual with Eeg Recording

(4)

Yuri S. Dolin

Victor I. Dymov

Nikolai N. Khatchenkov

Studies of a Remote Mental Effect on Plants with Electrophysiological Recording

(4)

Yuri S. Dolin

Vladimir A. Davydov

Elvira V. Morozova

Dmitry Ye. Shumov

Some Aspects of Parapsychological Research in the Former Soviet Union

(6)

Edwin C. May

Larissa Vilenskaya

Meta-Analyses

Gathering in the Sheep and Goats: A Meta-Analysis of Forced-Choice Sheep-Goat Esp Studies, 1947-1993

(4)

Tony R. Lawrence

A Meta-Analysis of Waking State of Consciousness, Free-Response Esp Studies

(4)

Julie Milton

A Meta-Analysis of Esp Studies Contrasting Hypnosis and a Comparison Condition

(4)

Rex G. Stanford

Adam G. Stein

Physical Variables I

Enhancement of Accuracy of Telepathic Dreams during Periods of Decreased Geomagnetic Activity: The William Erwin Experiments

(2)

Stanley Krippner

Michael Persinger

Geomagnetism and Psi in the Ganzfeld

(6)

Dean I. Radin

Stephen McAlpine

Stephanie Cunningham

Physical Variables II

The Effect of Ambient Magnetic Field Fluctuations on Performance in a Free-Response Anomalous Cognition Task: A Pilot Study

(4)

S. James P. Spottiswoode

Environmental Modulation and Statistical Equilibrium in Mind-Matter Interaction

(6)

Dean I. Radin

Free Response Research Directions

Toward Replication and Extension of Autoganzfeld Results

(5)

Robert L. Morris

Stephanie Cunningham

Stephen McAlpine

Robin K. Taylor

Anomalous Information Access in the Ganzfeld: Utrecht Novice Series I and II

(6)

Dick J. Bierman

Douwe J. Bosga

Hans Gerding

Rens Wezelman

A New Methodology for Free-Response Esp Testing Outwith the Laboratory: Findings from Experienced Participants

(5)

Deborah L. Delanoy

Caroline A. Watt

Robert L. Morris

Richard Wiseman

Psi and Psychology

Are Religiosity and Belief in an Afterlife Better Predictors of Esp Performance Than Belief in Psychic Phenomena?

(5)

Erlendur Haraldsson

An Experiment to Explore Psi in the Human Associative Process

(5)

Shigeki Hagio

Luckiness and Psi: An Initial Study

(2)

Richard Wiseman

Peter Harris

Wendy Middleton

Social and Cultural Perspectives I

Analyzing Accounts of Paranormal Experiences

(4)

Robin C. Wooffitt

Modeling the Strategems of Psychic Fraud

(2)

Richard Wiseman

Robert L. Morris

Psychokinesis Research

Training to Use an Imagery Strategy for Pk-Rng Games

(5)

Robi N K. Taylor

Effects of Extrinsic Motivation on Pk Performance and Its Relations to State Anxiety and Extroversion

(6)

James E. Crandall

On the Balancing Effect Hypothesis

102

(3)

Fotini Pallikari-Viras

Social and Cultural Perspectives II

Parapsychologists' Access to Mainstream Science Journals and Funding: A Mail Survey of Experiences and Strategies for Success

105

(5)

Julie Milton

A Survey on Scottish Second Sight

110

(5)

Shari A. Cohn

Perceptual Variables

The Perceptual Esp Test in a Religious Context

115

(5)

John Palmer

Perceptual Defense/Vigilance and Extrasensory Perception: A Successful Replication Study and a Comparison of Implicit and Explicit Measures

120

(4)

Caroline A. Watt

Individual Differences in Aura Vision: Relationships to Visual Imagery and Imaginative-Fantasy Experiences

124

(7)

Carlos S. Alvarado

Nancy L. Zingrone

Part II: Symposia and Roundtables

Symposium 1. Exceptional Experiences of Psi Investigators: Their Meanings and Implications

Honoring Our Natural Experiences

131

(6)

William G. Braud

A Dynamic View of Psi Experience: By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them

137

(2)

Rhea A. White

The Bindelof Story, or Coming Out of the Closet with a Strange Tale

139

(3)

Montague Ullman

What I See When I Close My Eyes

142

(5)

Russell Targ

Roundtable 1. The Skeptic/Proponent Debate in Parapsychology: Perspectives from the Social Sciences

Some Reflections

147

(6)

Marcello Truzzi

Roundtable 2. Dissociation and Hypnosis

Dissociation and Psi: What Are the Links?

153

(4)

Etzel Cardena

Early Interactions between Dissociation and Psychic Phenomena: The Society for Psychical Research, 1882-1900

157

(2)

Carlos S. Alvarado

Dissociation and Psi: Two Proposals

159

(2)

Stephen E. Braude

Dissociation and Anomalous Phenomena: The Case of Chris Sizemore

161

(3)

Stanley Krippner

Clarifying the Role of State Reports in Psi Research

164

(5)

Rex G. Stanford

Part III: Invited Addresses

Multiple Personality and Survival: Further Reflections on the Case of Sharada

169

(3)

Stephen E. Braude

Physical Theories and Psi: An Outsider's Perspective

172

(6)

Joseph G. Depp

Parapsychological Methods and Miracles

178

(9)

A. R. George Owen

Observations of a Psychokinetic Effect under Highly Controlled Conditions

187

(6)

Helmut Schmidt

Improving the Quality and Usefulness of Scientific Criticism

193

(1)

Rex G. Stanford

Genetic Guidance, Parapsychology, and Psi

194

(21)

Rhea A. White

Part IV: Presidential Address

Psi Hits and Psi Myths

215

(20)

Dean I. Radin

Part V: Appendixes & Indexes

Program of the 1993 Parapsychological Association Convention

235

(6)

Bibliography of Parapsychological Association Members' Parapsychological Publications in Non-Parapsychological Journals, Books, and Conference Proceedings, 1980-1992

241

(16)

Julie Milton

General Bibliography of Parapsychological Association Members' Publications in 1993

257

(16)

Julie Milton

Name Index

273

(9)

Subject Index

282

(25)

About the Editors

307

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