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Title: | Imagery Cultivation vs. Noise Reduction: Psi from Opposing Perspectives | Contributor(s): | Storm, Lance (author); Rock, Adam J (author) | Publication Date: | 2012 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/12577 | Abstract: | The ganzfeld technique has been with us since the 1970s (Braud et al., 1975; Honorton & Harper, 1974), and it is arguably the most prevalent and successful free-response technique in current use in parapsychology (e.g., see Storm et al., 2010). However, some scholars (e.g., Alvarado, 1998; Braud, 2005; Hyman, 2010; Scimeca et al., 2001) have posited arguments that cast doubt on whether the ganzfeld does, in fact, induce an ASC, and whether it is psi-conducive. These problems are encompassed by the broader issue of whether the passive noise reduction method is the best means of facilitating the psi function. It may be the case that active cognitive processes are themselves a means of eliciting psi. Unless these issues are addressed in the near future the status of parapsychology is undermined by inconsistency. Based on our findings thus far (Rock et al., in press; Storm & Rock, 2009), we predict that parapsychology in the future will see two complementary experimental paradigms sitting side by side, each to be used in equal measure by psi researchers: ganzfeld and our so-called imagery cultivation (IC) model. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Journal of Parapsychology, 76(Supplement: Special Issue Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Journal of Parapsychology), p. 57-60 | Publisher: | Rhine Research Center | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 0022-3387 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 170112 Sensory Processes, Perception and Performance | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 520406 Sensory processes, perception and performance | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920209 Mental Health Services | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200305 Mental health services | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.rhine.org/resources/journal-of-parapsychology/journal-of-parapsychology-current-issue/243-vol76-supplement-dec2012.html | Description: | Special Issue Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Journal of Parapsychology |
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