AIPR Certificate in Parapsychology—Unit Outline
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Conspiracy and
Controversy in Parapsychology [para-c05]
Scope
Essay Topic Discuss the controversial
nature of parapsychology. NOTE: Essay must be no longer than 2000 words and formatted in APA-style[1] Required Reading Hansen, G. P. (2001a). CSICOP and the debunkers [Electronic version].
In G. P. Hansen, The trickster and the paranormal (Chapter
10). Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris Corporation.
Hansen, G. P. (2001b). Prominent “psychics” [Electronic version].
In G. P. Hansen, The trickster and the paranormal (Chapter
10). Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris Corporation.
Radin, D. I. (1997). A field guide to skepticism [Electronic version]. In
D. I. Radin, The conscious universe: The scientific truth of
psychic phenomena (Chapter 13). San Francisco, CA:
HarperCollins. Optional Reading Bauer, E. (1984). Criticism and controversy in parapsychology—An
overview [Electronic version]. European
Journal of Parapsychology, 5, 141-166.
Hansen, G. P. (1992). CSICOP and the skeptics: An overview [Electronic
version]. The Journal of the American Society for
Psychical Research, 86, 9-63.
Radin, D. I. (2005). What’s ahead? In M. A.
Thalbourne & L. Storm (Eds.), Parapsychology in the 21st
century: Essays on the future of psychical research (Chapter 1).
Jefferson, NC: McFarland. Thalbourne, M. A. (1995). Science versus showmanship: A history of the
Randi hoax. Journal of the
American Society for Psychical Research, 89,
344-366. Zingrone,
N. L. (2002). Controversy and the problems of parapsychology. Journal
of Parapsychology, 66, 3-30. Go to Zingrone reference, p. 9,in:
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