Deception & Self-Deception

Investigating Psychics

By: Richard Wiseman

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Hardcover | 2 May 1997 | Edition Number 1

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Palmists, astrologists, and readers of tarot cards or crystal balls claim to help solve personal problems. Mediums claim to aid communication with deceased friends and relatives. Faith healers and psychic surgeons claim to cure physical illness. Psychic detectives offer advice to law enforcement agencies in hope of solving crimes. Other claimants operate in religious organizations using their alleged ability to help attract new followers or maintain the loyalty of present ones. Is all of this just innocent fun, real help, or can psychics actually harm individuals with their claims?

Deception & Self-Deception outlines many of the techniques that can be used to fake psychic ability and describes ways in which these can be countered during an investigation. Richard Wiseman examines the general principles of deception and how these principles may be used to deceive. He also gives an account of the reliability of testimony related to the performance of alleged psychics and seances.

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Non-Fiction Psychology Parapsychological Studies Mind, Body, Spirit Psychic Powers & Psychic Phenomena Religion & Beliefs Alternative Belief Systems Occult Studies Self-Help, Personal Development & Practical Advice Popular Psychology Mysticism, Magic & Occult Interests Literature, Poetry & Plays

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Introduction	p. 9
Toward a Psychology of Deception	p. 19
Modeling the Stratagems of Psychic Fraud	p. 33
The Feilding Report: A Reconsideration	p. 59
Testing the ESP Claims of SORRAT	p. 111
An Experimental Test of Psychic Detection	p. 141
Investigating Macro-PK in India: Swami Premananda	p. 163
Assessing Filmed Evidence of Alleged Trickery by Sathya Sai Baba	p. 183
Three Further Investigations of Ostensible Macro-PK in India	p. 199
Recalling Pseudopsychic Demonstrations	p. 215
The Effect of Belief in the Paranormal and Prior Set upon the Observation of a "Psychic" Demonstration	p. 243
Manifestations: An Experimental Investigation into Seance Room Phenomena	p. 261
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