AIPR Advanced Certificate in Parapsychology—Unit Outline
Scope
- altered states of consciousness and psi
- meta-analysis of free-response studies
Essay Topic
Describe a major methodological issue in parapsychology that presents parapsychologists with special problems in their research.
NOTE: Essay must be no longer than 3000 words and formatted in APA-style. (APA stands for American Psychological Association. All the references given below are in APA-style. Please follow that style in your essays.)
For guidance on how to write an essay, see: Guide to Writing a Basic Essay
Required Reading
Hyman, R. (2010). Meta-analysis that conceals more than it reveals: Comment on Storm et al. (2010) [PDF]. Psychological Bulletin, 136(4), 486-490.
Storm, L. & Rock, A. J. (2009). Shamanic-like journeying and psi: I. Imagery cultivation, personality, and the picture-identification task [PDF]. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 9, 165-192.
Storm, L., Tressoldi, P. E., & Di Risio, L. (2010a). Meta-analyses of free-response studies 1992-2008: Assessing the noise reduction model in parapsychology [PDF]. Psychological Bulletin, 136(4), 471-485.
Storm, L., Tressoldi, P. E., & Di Risio, L. (2010b). A meta-analysis with nothing to hide: Reply to Hyman (2010) [PDF]. Psychological Bulletin, 136(4), 491-494.
Optional Reading
Parker, A. (2005). Psi and altered states of consciousness. In M. A. Thalbourne & L. Storm (Eds.), Parapsychology in the 21st century: Essays on the future of psychical research (Chapter 4). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. [For a copy, contact Dr. Lance Storm]
Storm, L., & Rock, A. J. (2009). Imagery cultivation vs. noise reduction: Shamanic-like journeying as a psi-conducive alternative to the Ganzfeld protocol [PDF]. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 9, 5-31.
