The status of past and present research into psi phenomena, including extrasensory perception (ESP) and psychokinesis (PK), is reviewed and summarized. It is concluded that at present, the psi research community is minimally funded, diffuse in nature, largely unstructured, and somewhat hesitant with regard to research methodologies. Nonetheless, progress is being made slowly to better understand the nature and potential of psi phenomena. Effective realization of the potentials or pitfalls of psi will require an open, humanistic perspective as well as the rigor and scientific discipline provided by conventional research tradition.
Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction. Purpose ; Congressional Concerns ; Nomenclature and Definitions ; History -- Present Status of Psi Research. Research Patterns in the United States ; Funding for Psi Research ; Psi Research in Foreign Countries -- Theory -- Public and Scientific Perceptions of Psi Research. Criticism of Psi Research ; The Positive Side -- Possible Implications for Government and Society -- Closing Remarks -- Appendix A: A Brief List of Recommended Readings in Parapsychology -- Appendix B: Further References on Psi from Jahn.
Christopher H. Dodge, Specialist in Life Sciences, Science Policy Research Division.
CRS 83-511 SP
"June 2, 1983."
SuDoc# LC 14. 18/3
