Parapsychological Association
- Parapsychological Association
The Parapsychological Association was formed in 1957 as a professional society for parapsychologists following an initiative by J.B. Rhine. Its purpose has been "to advance parapsychology as a science, to disseminate knowledge of the field, and to integrate the findings with those of other branches of science." It holds annual conventions, which are reported in its "Proceedings", and the proceedings of which are published annually as "Research in Parapsychology".
The Association was created in Durham, North Carolina, on June 19, 1957. Its formation was proposed by Dr. J. B. Rhine, Director of the Duke Laboratory at Duke University, at a "Workshop in Parapsychology" held there. Using the occasion afforded by this wide representation of the field, Dr. Rhine proposed that the group form itself into the nucleus of an international professional society in parapsychology.
Its first president was R. A. McConnell, then of the Biophysics Department, University of Pittsburgh, and the first vice-president was Gertrude R. Schmeidler of the Department of Psychology, City College of New York. Rhea White was named Secretary Treasurer. Four others were elected to the Council, bringing the total to seven: Margaret Anderson, Remi Cadoret, Karlis Osis, and W. G. Roll. One of it's co-founding supporters of PA, was reknown Antropologist, Margaret Mead.
In 1969 the Association became formally affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). [cite book |last=Melton |first=J. G. |authorlink= |title=Parapsychological Association. In Encyclopedia of Occultism & Parapsychology |publisher=Thomson Gale |year=1996 |pages= |isbn=978-0810394872] The work of the association is reported in the "Journal of Parapsychology" and the "Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research".
The Association has its critics, including physicist John Archibald Wheeler, who tried but failed to convince the AAAS to expel the organization in 1979.
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*The [http://parapsych.org/ website] of the Parapsychological Association.
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