A02 psychic healing and PSYCHIC MEDIUMSHIP

Question 1

What are the 2 sections

Answer 1

Explanations

Research studies

Question 2

What is the explanations section

Answer 2

Willingness to be deceived

Question 3

Talk about willingness to be deceived

Answer 3

Many sitters are aware that mediums are just using general statements but nevertheless remain convinced

The mock seance study supports this

Even though the Pps knew the seance was fake, believers had a tendency to be taken in by events

Question 4

Ehat are the 3 sections for research studies

Answer 4

Contradictory evidence
Criticism
The sheep goat effect

Question 5

Talk about contradictory evidence

Who showed it

Answer 5

Okeeffe and Wiseman

Question 6

What did okeeffe do and find

Answer 6

Five mediums to give readings for 5 sitters

Each sitter read ALL readings and rated the personal relevance of each statement

Rating were lowest fo rahe statements written for them

So Showed no evidence of mediumship

Question 7

Talk about criticism

Answer 7

Criticism of schwartz study

He used undergrad and each undergrad considered how accurately each statement reflected their own feelings

But these statements were written to apply to older women who had xp deaths in recent years

So it’s likely that the undergrads would find the statements low in accuracy

Question 8

Talk about the sheep goat effect

Answer 8

Quality of research conducted on mediumship is generally poor

What research is conducted tends to show the usual pattern of positive findings from believers and negative from sceptics