'parapsychology' definitions:
Definition of 'parapsychology'
From: WordNet
noun
Phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes [syn: psychic phenomena, psychic phenomenon, parapsychology]
Definition of 'parapsychology'
From: GCIDE
- parapsychology \par`a*psy*chol"o*gy\ n. The field of study concerned with psychological phenomena not explainable by the laws of physics, especially extrasensory perception, telepathy, psychokinesis, precognition, and clairvoyance.
- Note: The field is controversial, most scientists holding the opinion that the supposed phenomena observed result from poor experimental design, or are mere statistical artifacts or in some cases deliberate fraud. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'parapsychology'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abnormal psychology,
- academic psychology,
- analytical psychology,
- animal psychology,
- applied psychology,
- clinical psychology,
- cognitive psychology,
- comparative psychology,
- constitutional psychology,
- criminal psychology,
- depth psychology,
- developmental psychology,
- differential psychology,
- dynamic psychology,
- ecological psychology,
- educational psychology,
- existential psychology,
- experimental psychology,
- faculty psychology,
- folk psychology,
- functional psychology,
- genetic psychology,
- group psychology,
- hormic psychology,
- industrial psychology,
- mental philosophy,
- metapsychics,
- metapsychism,
- morbid psychology,
- neuropsychology,
- panpsychism,
- phenomenological psychology,
- physiological psychology,
- popular psychology,
- psychic monism,
- psychical research,
- psychicism,
- psychics,
- psychism,
- psychobiochemistry,
- psychobiology,
- psychodiagnostics,
- psychodynamics,
- psychogenetics,
- psychogeriatrics,
- psycholinguistics,
- psychological medicine,
- psychological warfare,
- psychology,
- psychometrics,
- psychonomics,
- psychonomy,
- psychopathology,
- psychophysics,
- psychophysiology,
- psychosomatics,
- psychosophy,
- psychotechnics,
- psychotechnology,
- psychotherapeutics,
- race psychology,
- rational psychology,
- reactology,
- reflexology,
- self psychology,
- social psychology,
- structural psychology