An Introduction to the Psychology of Paranormal Belief and Experience

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An Introduction to the Psychology of Paranormal Belief and Experience is written by Tony Jinks and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0786489162 (ISBN 10) and 9780786489169 (ISBN 13).

When someone admits to a strange experience, such as witnessing an unidentified flying object, having telepathic hunches, or seeing angels or ghosts, listeners usually explain it away as mistaken perception, intoxication, ignorance, or even mental illness. Though these unsympathetic psychology-based explanations remain the most popular responses to claims of the supernatural, those who use them often have little understanding of what such dismissive "solutions" actually entail. This study offers a balanced and accessible analysis of various explanations for the paranormal. By providing insight into how these theories are applied, or misapplied, to inquiry into the paranormal, it clarifies the relationship between the field of psychology and the supernatural. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.