This expanded and revised text includes thirteen experimental reports (five new to this edition) and seven review articles involving meta-analysis and the assessment of evidence in specific areas of psi research. The author provides a representative sample of the extensive literature in the controversial field of parapsychology and presents a few basic experiments illustrating various procedures and broadly reflecting the major trends of psi research. Possible experimental procedures, cumulative evidence showing the replicability of individual experiments, and promising areas of psi research are also discussed.

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About the Author
Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao is a philosopher and psychologist with expertise in Indian psychology, consciousness studies and parapsychological research. He has published nearly 200 research papers and 15 books, and has served as the executive director of the Foundation for Research on the Nature of Man; as founder, head and professor of the Department of Psychology and Parapsychology, and vice-chancellor, Andhra University; and currently as president of the Asian Congress of Philosophy.

Reviews
"a well-chosen set of research reports in experimental parapsychology...informative"-Choice; "at last!...excellent...most interesting, informative, and provocative...the spectacular results will excite a student's interest and thus prepare well for lectures on related group studies or relevant theory"-The Journal of Parapsychology; "a useful volume to have at hand"-Journal of the Society for Psychical Research; "intriguing...a useful resource"-Contemporary Psychology; "excellent...highly recommended"-SSC Booknews; "worthwhile...useful"-Fate; "it is the only source-book of its kind"-Light; "very worthwhile"-Journal of Scientific Exploration.



Book Information
ISBN 9780786410088
Author K. Ramakrishna Rao
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 517g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 21mm