Report on the Census of Hallucinations
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Report on the Census of Hallucinations is a landmark late-19th-century study by the Society for Psychical Research that systematically investigated the prevalence and nature of hallucinations and apparitional experiences in the general population.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
late-19th-century study
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psychical research study ⓘ research report ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
classify different types of hallucinations and apparitions
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distinguish pathological from non-pathological hallucinations ⓘ estimate the frequency of hallucinations in the general population ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Society for Psychical Research
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early scientific study of paranormal phenomena ⓘ |
| author |
Alice Johnson
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Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Sidgwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Society for Psychical Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
census of hallucination experiences
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large-scale questionnaire survey ⓘ |
| conductedBy | Society for Psychical Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
landmark study in psychical research
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systematic investigation of hallucinations and apparitions ⓘ |
| field |
parapsychology
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psychical research ⓘ psychology ⓘ psychopathology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
crisis apparitions
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prevalence of hallucinations in the general population ⓘ spontaneous hallucinations in healthy individuals ⓘ veridical hallucinations ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
analysis of spontaneous versus induced hallucinations
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consideration of normal mental health in hallucinatory experiences ⓘ discussion of methodological limitations in studying hallucinations ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
later psychological theories of hallucinations
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subsequent surveys of anomalous experiences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
apparitional experiences
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ghost-seeing ⓘ hallucinations ⓘ sensory experiences without external stimuli ⓘ |
| methodology |
statistical analysis of responses
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systematic collection of first-person accounts ⓘ use of standardized questions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempting to quantify the incidence of apparitional experiences
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being one of the earliest large-scale empirical studies of hallucinations ⓘ influencing later research on hallucinations and anomalous experiences ⓘ |
| publisher | Society for Psychical Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | general adult population ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
collective hallucination
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crisis hallucination ⓘ veridical apparition ⓘ |
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