AIPR Advanced Certificate in Parapsychology—Unit Outline
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Characteristics of
Believers in the Paranormal [para-ac05]
Scope
Essay Topic What are the psychological characteristics of goats? NOTE: Essay must be no longer than 3000 words and formatted in APA-style[1] Required Reading Haraldsson, E. (1981). Some determinants of belief in psychical
phenomena. Journal of the
American Society for Psychical Research,
75, 297-309.
Irwin, H. J. (1993). Belief in the paranormal: A review of the
empirical literature. Journal
of the American Society for Psychical Research, 87, 1-39.
Thalbourne, M. A., & Delin, P. S. (1994). A common thread
underlying belief in the paranormal, creative personality, mystical
experience and psychopathology [Electronic version]. Journal
of Parapsychology, 58,
3-38.
Optional Reading Irwin, H. J. (2004). Reality testing and the formation of paranormal
beliefs: A constructive replication. Journal
of the Society for Psychical Research, 68, 143-152.
Thalbourne, M. A. (1984). Some correlates of belief in psychical
phenomena: A partial replication of the Haraldsson findings. Parapsychology
Review, 15(2),
13-15.
Thalbourne, M. A. (1995). Psychological characteristics of believers in
the paranormal: A replicative study. Journal
of the American Society for Psychical Research, 89, 153-164.
Thalbourne, M. A. (2005). Research note: Creative personality and
belief in the paranormal. European
Journal of Parapsychology,
20, 79-84.
Thalbourne,
M. A., & Haraldsson, E. (1980). Personality characteristics of
sheep and goats. Personality
and Individual Differences,
1, 180-185.
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