Dissociative tendencies, sensory processing sensitivity and aberrant salience as predictors of anomalous experiences and paranormal attributions.
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Irwin, Harvey. J., Schofield, M. and Baker, Ian S. 2014. Dissociative tendencies, sensory processing sensitivity and aberrant salience as predictors of anomalous experiences and paranormal attributions. Journal for the Society of Psychical Research.
| Authors | Irwin, Harvey. J., Schofield, M. and Baker, Ian S. |
|---|---|
| Abstract | An online survey completed by 307 adults was undertaken to examine the relationship between the reporting of parapsychological experiences and three psychological dimensions, namely dissociative tendencies, sensory-processing sensitivity and aberrant salience. In contrast with most previous studies of parapsychological experiences, cognizance was taken of a distinction between a proneness to have anomalous experiences and a proneness to attribute such experiences to paranormal factors. All three psychological predictors were found to be related both to a proneness to anomalous experiences and to a proneness to paranormal attributions. Possible implications of these findings for the basis of parapsychological experiences are indicated. |
An online survey completed by 307 adults was undertaken to examine the | |
| Keywords | Paranormal experiences; Anomalous; Parapsychological experience |
| Year | 2014 |
| Journal | Journal for the Society of Psychical Research |
| Publisher | Society for Psychical Research |
| ISSN | 0037-9751 |
| Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/621099 |
| hdl:10545/621099 | |
| Publication dates | Oct 2014 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Deposited | 02 Dec 2016, 11:26 |
| Contributors | University of Derby |
| File | File Access Level Open |
| File | File Access Level Open |
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