Definition
parapsychology
noun
- the study of mental phenomena that appear to be outside the scope of ordinary psychology, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis
Usage: academic field; often considered pseudoscience by mainstream science
Examples
- Parapsychology investigates claims of extrasensory perception and other unexplained mental abilities.
- Many universities have departments dedicated to parapsychology research.
- Skeptics argue that parapsychology lacks scientific rigor and reproducible results.
- The researcher spent decades studying parapsychology in hopes of proving the existence of psychic phenomena.
- Parapsychology remains controversial in the scientific community.