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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| Report on the Census of Hallucinations canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Report on the Census of Hallucinations Context triple: [Society for Psychical Research, hasNotableWork, Report on the Census of Hallucinations]
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B.
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C.
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D.
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E.
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Report on the Census of Hallucinations Target entity description: 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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A.
Report from the Asylum: Afterthoughts of a Shock Patient
Report from the Asylum: Afterthoughts of a Shock Patient is a semi-autobiographical work by Beat Generation figure Carl Solomon, reflecting on his experiences with psychiatric treatment and institutionalization.
-
B.
The Anomalism of the Mental
The Anomalism of the Mental is Donald Davidson’s influential thesis that while mental events are identical with physical events, there are no strict psychophysical laws connecting mental and physical descriptions.
-
C.
The Analysis of Dreams
The Analysis of Dreams is a seminal work by Swiss psychiatrist Medard Boss that presents an existential-phenomenological approach to understanding and interpreting dreams.
-
D.
The Illusion of People
The Illusion of People is a philosophical work by Irving Thalberg Jr. that explores issues of personal identity, selfhood, and the nature of persons.
-
E.
Hallucinated City
Hallucinated City is the English title of the influential 1922 modernist poetry collection by Brazilian writer Mário de Andrade, which portrays São Paulo as a chaotic, rapidly transforming metropolis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| 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
NERFINISHED
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early scientific study of paranormal phenomena ⓘ |
| author |
Alice Johnson
NERFINISHED
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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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