1. Introduction to Anomalistic Psychology
Go through this powerpoint and follow all the instructions.

2. What is anomalistic psychology?
Anomalistic psychology is the study of extraordinary phenomena including (but not restricted to) those which are often labelled "paranormal“
It is directed towards understanding bizarre experiences that many people have without necessarily assuming that there is anything paranormal involved
It entails attempting to explain paranormal and related beliefs and
ostensibly paranormal experiences in terms of
known psychological
and physical factors.

3. Hints for things anomalistic psychologists may study
Uri Geller, strange beliefs, predictions people make...

4. Parapsychology
Parapsychology is slightly different to anomalistic psychology; it is the scientific investigation of the "paranormal" – phenomena that cannot be explained in terms of currently accepted scientific theories.
Parapsychologists also tend to try to find evidence supporting the paranormal, whereas anomalistic psychologists are more sceptical.
Using these descriptions of anomalistic psychology and
parapsychology, make notes or revision aids on them.

5. Paranormal belief scale
Follow this link Scroll down to anomalistic psychology and have a go at the paranormal belief scale questionnaire.
How to score this is on the next slide

6. Scoring the revised paranormal belief scale
Reverse score Item 23. This means 1=7, 2=6, 3=5, 4=4
Traditional Religious Belief = Mean of Items (1, 8, 15, 22);
Psi (paranormal processes such as extra sensory perception and psycho-kenesis) = Mean of Items (2, 9, 16, 23);
Witchcraft = Mean of Items (3, 10, 17, 24);
Superstition = Mean of Items (4, 11, 18);
Spiritualism = Mean of Items (5, 12, 19, 25)
Extraordinary Life Forms = Mean of Items (6, 13, 20)
Precognition = Mean of Items (7, 14, 21, 26).

7. Anomalistic Psychology
What is psychic healing?
What is ESP?
What is telepathy?
What is clairvoyance?
What is precognition?
What are psychokinesis and telekinesis?
What is pseudoscience?
Terms & Definitions
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