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Recap:

Recap: . What is double blind? Why is it important in and a strength of the research we looked at last week? Name one piece of research that supported psychic healing? What healing did they use? Who were the participants? Name one strength or criticism of this piece of research?

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  1. Recap: What is double blind? Why is it important in and a strength of the research we looked at last week? Name one piece of research that supported psychic healing? What healing did they use? Who were the participants? Name one strength or criticism of this piece of research? Name one piece of research that did not support psychic healing? What healing did they use? Who were the participants? Name one strength or criticism of this study?

  2. Communication with people in the afterlife or spirit world Psychic Mediumship http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vrQgrswIpw&feature=PlayList&p=16797C36A2601401&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=5 Derek ‘Faker’ http://www.badpsychics.co.uk/thefraudfiles/modules/news/article.php?storyid=33

  3. Does research support it? What is good about the research?what is bad about the research?

  4. The Scole Experiment chronicles the extraordinary results of a five-year investigation into life after death. At the beginning of 1993 four psychic researchers embarked on a series of experiments in the Norfolk village of Scole. The subsequent events were so astounding that senior members of the prestigious Society for Psychical Research asked to observe, test and record what took place. • The investigators... encountered evidence favouring the hypothesis of intelligent forces... able to influence material objects, and to convey associated meaningful messages, both visual and aural

  5. Schwartz et al (2001) • To create base level for chance of the reading being accurate for anyone (general) they presented the readings to a random group of students. This is good because they have got a chance level however…………………… • Barnum effect – reduced by not being able to see the participant however a lot can be inferred from tone of voice. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xswt8B8-UTM

  6. Wiseman et al (2003) • Held mock séance with sheep and goats (believers / non believers) • Those who were believers were more likely to say that they saw something move even when nothing moved • Evaluate: • Shows the importance of individual differences such as belief in psychic healing pieces of research • Social desirability….

  7. O’Keefe and Wiseman (2005) • Five mediums produced a reading for five sitters (25 readings in total) • Each sitter read every reading and rated them for accuracy for them selves • Each sitter rated the five readings that were for themselves as the lowest in accuracy • Individual differences – social desirability – experimenter effects

  8. Discuss research into psychic healing (10) • Scole report (brief) • Schwartz et al (2001) • Barnum effect in general as a criticism for all research into this • Wiseman et al (2003) – (importance of individual differences in this research)

  9. ‘It is interesting why, even today in the modern age of science and technology, some people still believe in psychic healing.’ Discuss factors underlying belief in psychic healing. (10) Cognitive Personality Biological

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