Parapsychology (2016 Rerun)
Psychology In Seattle Podcast
Kirk Honda
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December 30, 2016
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| 0:00.0 | So, Berto, do you know what parapsychology is? |
| 0:02.7 | It's something like what Dr. Vankman might have been engaged in in Ghostbusters. |
| 0:08.4 | Exactly. |
| 0:09.3 | It's a field of study concerned with the investigation of the evidence for paranormal psychological phenomena, |
| 0:16.5 | such as ESP or extrasensory perception or psychokinesis, |
| 0:23.0 | like when Luke pulled the lightsaber towards him. |
| 0:26.7 | That's force powers. |
| 0:27.9 | That's different. |
| 0:28.8 | Or precognition, like in Minority Report, |
| 0:32.7 | or telepathy communication between minds. |
| 0:37.5 | X-Men. |
| 0:38.5 | Like seeing into the past or mind reading, this sort of thing. |
| 0:44.9 | And so these are all, and there are many more, paranormal psychological phenomena, |
| 0:51.0 | otherwise known as parapsychology. |
| 0:57.4 | Other terms that are sometimes used are psychical research or sci research is sometimes terms that people use. Well, today I want to talk |
| 1:05.1 | about parapsychology, what it is, the research, if it's pseudoscience or not, how it fits into the field of psychology, |
| 1:12.8 | famous cases, and what my take is. |
| 1:15.5 | What do you say, Berto? |
| 1:16.4 | Sounds fascinating. |
| 1:18.1 | Welcome to the Psychology in Seattle podcast. |
| 1:21.1 | I'm your host, Dr. Kirk Honda. |
| 1:23.4 | I'm a professor and a therapist. |
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