11.2 Model Cornell notes Review


Notes phenomena with no scientific explanation


dualism (mind and body separate) v. materialism (only physical is real) 1 spiritualists = supernatural exists, e.g., ghosts + spirits 2 parapsychologists = psi may exist -- only recognized by some people 3 sceptics = impossible to prove or disprove 4 scientists = don’t exist -- scientific explanations


supernatural events 


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mediums + psychic power of spirits


communication with physical world by sensitive people, e.g., seances


ectoplasm = slimy = evidence poltergeist = invisible power


subjective ∴ difficult to prove ectoplasm = no scientific proof


scientific study of paranormal experiences, e.g., ESP = extrasensory perception a) telepathy = mind reading + transmit info. at distance b) clairvoyance = seeing at a distance, e.g., remote viewing c) precognition = predicting future


in '30s 


  Rhines’ experiments to prove ESP: 2 people - separate rooms


sender looks at cards + symbols receiver guesses cards


Rhines thought tests proved ESP -- but not scientific recent experiments


free response method = target not known ganzfeld = receiver


in headphones random event generator = machine Scientists = have experimented with paranormal


only physical things exist reductionism = more radical


physics + chemistry explain psychological events physics + biology advance


eliminate bias doesn’t exist eyes and ears covered + white noise moves objects


unexplained phenomena


explained, e.g.,


i. out-of-body exp. (OBE) = sensation of seeing own body from outside -- cause = electrical stimulation of right temporal lobe


ii. déjà vu = remembering current moment from before -- explanations cognitive theories, e.g., recognition memory


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