Parasychological paper makes mainstream psychology journal

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Etzel Cardena has managed to get a parapsychology article published in the American Psychological Association's journal American Psychologist. You must pay to read the paper, but here's the abstract.

The experimental evidence for parapsychological phenomena: A review.
By Cardeña, Etzel
American Psychologist, May 24 , 2018, No Pagination Specified

Abstract

This article presents a comprehensive integration of current experimental evidence and theories about so-called parapsychological (psi) phenomena. Throughout history, people have reported events that seem to violate the common sense view of space and time. Some psychologists have been at the forefront of investigating these phenomena with sophisticated research protocols and theory, while others have devoted much of their careers to criticizing the field. Both stances can be explained by psychologists’ expertise on relevant processes such as perception, memory, belief, and conscious and nonconscious processes. This article clarifies the domain of psi, summarizes recent theories from physics and psychology that present psi phenomena as at least plausible, and then provides an overview of recent/updated meta-analyses. The evidence provides cumulative support for the reality of psi, which cannot be readily explained away by the quality of the studies, fraud, selective reporting, experimental or analytical incompetence, or other frequent criticisms. The evidence for psi is comparable to that for established phenomena in psychology and other disciplines, although there is no consensual understanding of them. The article concludes with recommendations for further progress in the field including the use of project and data repositories, conducting multidisciplinary studies with enough power, developing further nonconscious measures of psi and falsifiable theories, analyzing the characteristics of successful sessions and participants, improving the ecological validity of studies, testing how to increase effect sizes, recruiting more researchers at least open to the possibility of psi, and situating psi phenomena within larger domains such as the study of consciousness. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)

http://psycnet.apa.org/buy/2018-24699-001
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Chris beat you to it about a week ago, Ian: http://psiencequest.net/forums/thread-ps...0#pid17520
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Sorry about that.
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(2018-06-03, 12:09 AM)Max_B Wrote: so might buy the article... 

Don't tell anyone Mute-Silent but it seems you can read the article for free here....
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OK, so I've heard this author before. This was one of a number of videos made available from a psi & meditation conference that were put on the old forum a few years ago.



Suggested readings:
Cardeña, E., Lynn, S. J., & Krippner, S. (Eds.) (2014). Varieties of anomalous experience: Examining the scientific evidence. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Cardeña, E. (2011). Altering consciousness: Setting up the stage. In E. Cardeña, & M. Winkelman (Eds.), Altering consciousness. Multidisciplinary perspectives. Volume I. History, culture, and the humanities (pp. 1-21). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.

Etzel Cardeña holds the Thorsen Chair in Psychology at Lund University in Sweden. He heads the Center for Research on Consciousness and Anomalous Psychology (CERCAP). His three interconnected areas of research are: 1) The scientific study of consciousness alterations and anomalous experiences, experiences that do not necessarily involve distress or dysfunction (e.g., most psi-related experiences, mystical experiences). He also researches the relationships between hypnosis, dissociation (lack of the usual integration of psychological processes such as sensation, memory, and identity), and performance in controlled psi tasks. 2) Neurophenomenological research on hypnosis, particularly on the experience of highly responsive individuals and its underlying brain mechanisms. 3) Acute reactions to psychological trauma, particularly dissociative reactions, and their long-term sequelae. He has over 200 publications including the new, second edition of Varieties of Anomalous Experiences, the two volumes of Altering Consciousness: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, and articles on top journals in the field such as Journal of Abnormal Psychology, American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychological Bulletin, and Cortex. He is also artistic director of the International Theatre of Malmö. See http://www4.lu.se/o.o.i.s/23839
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Consider it payback for that pq logo work. Wink
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(2018-06-03, 01:05 AM)Ninshub Wrote: OK, so I've heard this author before.
Incidentally, I came across the name yesterday among the references at the bottom of an article by Eben Alexander.
http://www.skeptiko-forum.com/threads/dr...ost-124537

Quote:18. Etzel Cardeña, et alia, “A call for an open, informed study of all aspects of consciousness,” Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 8, no. 17:1-4 (Jan 2014).
Edit: added link to article mentioned:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....00017/full
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(2018-06-03, 01:05 AM)Ninshub Wrote: OK, so I've heard this author before.
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Suggested readings:
Cardeña, E., Lynn, S. J., & Krippner, S. (Eds.) (2014). Varieties of anomalous experience: Examining the scientific evidence. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Cardeña, E. (2011). Altering consciousness: Setting up the stage. In E. Cardeña, & M. Winkelman (Eds.), Altering consciousness. Multidisciplinary perspectives. Volume I. History, culture, and the humanities (pp. 1-21). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.

Etzel Cardeña holds the Thorsen Chair in Psychology at Lund University in Sweden. He heads the Center for Research on Consciousness and Anomalous Psychology (CERCAP). His three interconnected areas of research are: 1) The scientific study of consciousness alterations and anomalous experiences, experiences that do not necessarily involve distress or dysfunction (e.g., most psi-related experiences, mystical experiences). He also researches the relationships between hypnosis, dissociation (lack of the usual integration of psychological processes such as sensation, memory, and identity), and performance in controlled psi tasks. 2) Neurophenomenological research on hypnosis, particularly on the experience of highly responsive individuals and its underlying brain mechanisms. 3) Acute reactions to psychological trauma, particularly dissociative reactions, and their long-term sequelae. He has over 200 publications including the new, second edition of Varieties of Anomalous Experiences, the two volumes of Altering Consciousness: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, and articles on top journals in the field such as Journal of Abnormal Psychology, American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychological Bulletin, and Cortex. He is also artistic director of the International Theatre of Malmö. See http://www4.lu.se/o.o.i.s/23839

He was also one of the editors of "Parapsychology: A handbook for the 21st century".

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