Parapsychology_ The Science of Unusual Experience

186 Index Ganzfeld 134-6, 140, 157, 160, 164 coin tossing 20, 24-5 Gender 11,95, 149 conditional probabilities 28-9, 34 'Goats' 53 definition 22-4 of independent events 24-7, 34 Hallucinations 113-14, 119, 148, 153 measurement 22-4 Healing 37, 43, 54 as percentage/fraction 20-1 Hypnagogic imagery 87, 113, 134, 164 of premonition 19-21, 25 Hypnapompic imagery 113 of shared birthdays 19-21, 27 Hypnotic regression 110-12, 114 of telepathic dreams 19-21, 25 of winning lottery 22-3, 28, 30, 32-4 Magic 52-6, 58-9 Psychics 51-9 Magnetic effects 61, 114 fake psychics (motives) 53-4 Mantra 122-4, 164 fraud 51-9 Mars effect 67 solving crimes 51 Mass-media 33, 161 Psychic surgeons 51, 58 Meditation 14-15, 117-29 Psychoanalysis 10, 13, 86, 124 Mediums 51-3, 56-8 Psychokinesis 54, 164 Memory 52-3, 79-80, 82^, 89-94, 110-11, Qualitative research 10-11 115-16, 124, 127 birth 115 Randomized controlled trial (RCT) 37, 39-45 false memories 110-11, 116 Relaxation 117, 122^, 134, 137 recovery techniques 124 Reliability 128 Metal bending 52, 56 Religion 10, 120, 147, 149-50, 160-2 Risk perception 32-4 Narcolepsy 113 Near-death experiences 95, 141-55, 157 Sadomasochism 115 Sceptics 52, 56, 105, 108 cultural differences 149-50 Science 7-18, 64, 159 and death 141-4 key features 144-5 and experience 10-18, 64 personality 149 scientific method 7-12 prevalence 142 and truth 7-12, 17-18, 159 stages 145-8 Seance 56-8 theories 150-5 Self-absorption 121 Nocebo 36 Self esteem 25, 53, 83 'Sheep' 53, 157 Out of body experiences 16, 95, 146, 154, 161 Sleep paralysis 88, 112-14, 116 Statistics 21,31 Passive concentration 123 Stress 46, 81, 126, 128, 152, 158 Perception 52-3, 80-3, 85, 88, 95-6, 118, 121, 153 Suggestion 43, 122, 136 Personality 43, 62-7, 71-2, 89, 93-5, 136, 149 Sun signs 62-70, 164 astrology 62-7, 71-2 Temporal lobes 81-2, 153, 157 lucid dreaming 95 Trance states 121-2, 124, 133 near death experiences 149 Trauma 84, 109-10, 149 placebo effects 43 Placebo effects 35^7, 164 UFOs 1-2, 104, 106-7, 109-10, 112, 114-15 and double blind trials 37, 39-40, 43-4 Unconscious awareness 77-85, 157 explaining 45-7 myths 40-5 Validity 3, 9, 52, 61,71, 164 and personality 43 Voodoo 36 Prayer 120-1 Predicting future 25, 19-21, 70-1 The X Files 103 Prejudice 26, 30-1, 34 Probability 19-34, 164 base rates 29-31