Research strategies for enhancing conceptual development and replicability

Strategies are described for advancing conceptual development and replicability by testing conceptual hypotheses. Emphasis is given to creating and testing hypotheses to explain specific findings (e.g., that psi believers perform better than nonbelievers). This work often includes testing hypotheses...

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Published inThe Journal of parapsychology Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 17 - 51
Main Author Stanford, Rex G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Durham Parapsychology Press 22.03.2003
Subjects
Analysis
ESP
Extrasensory perception
Hypotheses
Methodology
Parapsychology
Statistical methods
United States
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ISSN0022-3387

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Summary:Strategies are described for advancing conceptual development and replicability by testing conceptual hypotheses. Emphasis is given to creating and testing hypotheses to explain specific findings (e.g., that psi believers perform better than nonbelievers). This work often includes testing hypotheses that predict specific interactions as governing the phenomenon. Preferred statistical methods are noted for studying Person x Situation interactions and for examining mediational hypotheses. Cautions are provided about potential interpretational problems with pre-post designs, within-subjects methodology, and multiple psychological testing in a single session. Nonpsi performance-based indices derived from the ESP task itself are discussed as potentially useful predictors of ESP performance. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:0022-3387