Glossary of paranormal study & research terms used both on and off this site.
There are 133 entries in this glossary.R
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Raudive Voices |
Intelligible voices recorded on magnetic tape under conditions of silence or white noise which are heard only when the tape is played. A phenomenon discovered by Konstantin Raudive. |
| Recurrent Spontaneous Psychokinesis (RSP |
A technical term for poltergeist activity. |
| reliability |
the consistency or stability of a measure or test from one use to the next. When repeated measurements of the same thing give identical or very similar results, the measure is said to be reliable. |
| Remote Viewing |
An ESP procedure in which a percipient attempts to become aware psychically of the experience of an agent who is at a distant, unknown target location. |
| research design |
the science and art of planning procedures for conducting studies so as to get the most valid findings. Called "design" for short. When designing a research study, one draws up a set of instructions for gathering evidence and for interpreting it. |