The term parapsychology was coined in 1889 by philosopher Max Dessoir as the German parapsychologie. It was adopted by J. B. Rhine in the 1930s as a replacement for the term psychical research to indicate a significant shift t… 展开

In 1853, chemist Robert Hare conducted experiments with mediums and reported positive results. Other researchers such as Frank Podmore highlighted flaws in his experiments, such as lack of controls to prevent trickery. … 展开

Parapsychologists study some ostensible paranormal phenomena, including but not limited to:
• Telepathy: Transfer of information of thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other tha… 展开