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parapsychology
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun parapsychology has 1 sense
- parapsychology(n = noun.communication) psychic phenomena, psychic phenomenon - phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes; Array is a kind of anomalous communication, psychic communication, psychical communication
has particulars: clairvoyance, e.s.p., esp, extrasensory perception, second sight, psychokinesis, telekinesis, spirit rapping, table rapping, table tapping, table lifting, table tilting, table tipping, table turning
Derived forms adjective parapsychological1, noun parapsychologist1
CIDE DICTIONARY
parapsychology, n.
The field of study concerned with psychological phenomena not explainable by the laws of physics, especially extrasensory perception, telepathy, psychokinesis, precognition, and clairvoyance.
"The field is controversial, most scientists holding the opinion that the supposed phenomena observed result from poor experimental design, or are mere statistical artifacts or in some cases deliberate fraud."
[PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
parapsychology, n. the study of mental phenomena outside the sphere of ordinary psychology (hypnosis, telepathy, etc.).
Derivative
parapsychological adj. parapsychologist n.
THESAURUS
parapsychology
abnormal psychology, academic psychology, analytical psychology, animal psychology, applied psychology, clinical psychology, cognitive psychology, comparative psychology, constitutional psychology, criminal psychology, depth psychology, developmental psychology, differential psychology, dynamic psychology, ecological psychology, educational psychology, existential psychology, experimental psychology, faculty psychology, folk psychology, functional psychology, genetic psychology, group psychology, hormic psychology, industrial psychology, mental philosophy, metapsychics, metapsychism, morbid psychology, neuropsychology, panpsychism, phenomenological psychology, physiological psychology, popular psychology, psychic monism, psychical research, psychicism, psychics, psychism, psychobiochemistry, psychobiology, psychodiagnostics, psychodynamics, psychogenetics, psychogeriatrics, psycholinguistics, psychological medicine, psychological warfare, psychology, psychometrics, psychonomics, psychonomy, psychopathology, psychophysics, psychophysiology, psychosomatics, psychosophy, psychotechnics, psychotechnology, psychotherapeutics, race psychology, rational psychology, reactology, reflexology, self psychology, social psychology, structural psychology
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