tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040353126484409527.post6422925143778712094..comments2024-03-21T08:16:46.130+10:30Comments on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena - scientific research: Origins of the fantasy-prone hypothesisKeith Basterfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367372091711887711noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040353126484409527.post-91741857285800482222010-04-21T16:28:28.234+09:302010-04-21T16:28:28.234+09:30There are some papers pre-1997 that study abductio...There are some papers pre-1997 that study abduction and FPP.<br />Psychological Inquiry, 1996, Vol. 7 Issue 2, is dedicated to alien abduction. The lead paper discusses fantasy proneness and cites various articles by Spanos, Ring and Rodeghier that specifically deal with FPP and abductees. Some of the other papers in PI shoot down FPP as an explanation, especially paper 6 by Richard Hall.<br />I'm still working through this issue of PI and haven't read any of articles cited in it, but I did not find the pooh-poohing very persuasive, in light of my own reading on hysteria and DID (Hall's article has particularly naive).<br />michaelsheiser.com has posted the entire PI issue, though it takes some poking around to get at all the papers. (Try the "site" command in google.)Terry the Censorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361088223337740598noreply@blogger.com