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Einige Bilder, die mit einer Wildkamera aufgenommen wurden und zwei vermeintlich paranormale Objekte zeigen, wurden untersucht. Es konnten plausible konventionelle Erklärungen gefunden werden. Anhand dieses Fallbeispiels werden einige grundlegende Überle- gungen zur Analyse ‚paranormaler‘ Fotografien sowie zu den konstruktiven Aspekten menschlicher Wahrnehmung gemacht. In der Fallrekonstruktion werden kontextabhängige Faktoren und mediale Einflüsse, die sehr wahrscheinlich zu einer paranormalen Deutung führten, diskutiert.
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Abstract-In traditional astrological frameworks of interpretation, resonances between positions of astrological planets in the birth charts of friends (called "candidates" and their "partners") are assumed to play a decisive role. In the study presented here, this general claim is investigated at diff erent levels of sophistication. For this purpose, fi ve main hypotheses are formulated, all of which are diff erent versions of the general assumption that there are more resonances between birth charts of friends than can be expected randomly. The material on which the study is based is taken from a questionnaire concerning the dates of birth of candidates to whom the questionnaire was distributed, as well as those of their partners. Having gained interesting results with partially supporting evidence, but also with elements that did not support the hypotheses, the experiment was repeated with a second sample. It failed to replicate the results of the fi rst experiment.
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We present some key findings from an online survey on isolated sleep paralysis. The aim of our study was to get a differentiated picture of the correlation between the frequency of sleep paralysis and several phenomena (symptoms, experiences) as well as factors correlated with these phenomena. We also investigated the role of gender in relation to the experience of sleep paralysis. We used a selected sample of subjects who had had at least one sleep paralysis experience, with a total of 380 subjects. On average, the participants experienced 10–20 sleep paralysis episodes. We found high and expected positive correlations between the frequency of sleep paralysis experiences and the amount of phenomena, emotions, and perceived shapes and forms experienced during sleep paralysis. An increased frequency of sleep paralysis also appears to lead to habituation and de-dramatization in some affected individuals. Interestingly, significant correlations are missing where one would have suspected them based on the previous hypotheses. Neither self-perceived general stress nor poor sleep hygiene appeared to influence the frequency of sleep paralysis. We found highly significant gender differences in some items. Women reported more experienced phenomena and emotions overall, had more frequent sleep paralysis experiences of the intruder and incubus type, and were significantly more likely to perceive concrete forms such as human figures or people they know. They were also more likely than men to report experiencing fearful emotions, especially the fear of going crazy. Most of these findings were based on exploratory questions; they require replication for validation.
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Abstract. Some German hunters came up with pictures taken from a wildlife camera and showing a strange humanoid-like object of about 10 cm size. Its puzzling appearance and a remarkable absence of wildlife in that area after its occurrence triggered paranormal explanations. After reexamination of the pictures, we found a more plausible conventional explanation. This case study serves as an interesting real-world example for the constructive nature of human perception. We discuss how the perceptual system uses spatial and temporal/memory factors to disambiguate ambiguous and restricted sensory information. Keywords: visual perception, perceptual construction, ambiguity
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