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Parapsychology is the study of alleged psychic phenomena (extrasensory perception, telepathy, precognition, clairvoyance, psychokinesis (also called telekinesis), and psychometry) and other paranormal claims, for example, those related to near-death experiences, synchronicity, apparitional experiences, etc. [1] Criticized as being a pseudoscience, the majority of mainstream scientists reject it.
Telekinesis or Psychokinesis – The ability to influence a physical system without physical interaction, typically manifesting as being able to exert force, control objects and move matter with one's mind. [9]
Telekinesis (from Ancient Greek τηλε- 'far off' and -κίνησις 'motion' [1]) is a purported psychic ability allowing an individual to influence a physical system without physical interaction. [2] [3] Experiments to prove the existence of telekinesis have historically been criticized for lack of proper controls and repeatability.
Telepathy vs. Telekinesis: 10 Fundamental Differences Understanding these differences is instrumental to using these practices with clarity and control. Let's start by looking at the basic difference.
The term was first coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Frederic W. H. Myers, [5] a founder of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR), [6] and has remained more popular than the earlier expression thought-transference. [6] [7] Telepathy experiments have historically been criticized for a lack of proper controls and repeatability.
In American science fiction of the 1950s and '60s, psionics was a proposed discipline that applied principles of engineering (especially electronics) to the study (and employment) of paranormal or psychic phenomena, such as extrasensory perception, telepathy and psychokinesis. [1] The term is a blend word of psi (in the sense of "psychic ...
Cox concluded "There is no evidence of extrasensory perception either in the 'average man' or of the group investigated or in any particular individual of that group. The discrepancy between these results and those obtained by Rhine is due either to uncontrollable factors in experimental procedure or to the difference in the subjects."
This glossary covers terms found in the psychiatric literature; the word origins are primarily Greek, but there are also Latin, French, German, and English terms. Many of these terms refer to expressions dating from the early days of psychiatry in Europe; some are deprecated, and thus are of historic interest.