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      Bizarre thoughts, magical ideations, and voices from the unconscious: Exploring issues of anomalous experience

      Tamatea, Armon J.; Evans, Ian M.
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      Tamatea, A. & Evans, I.M. (2003). Bizarre thoughts, magical ideations, and voices from the unconscious: Exploring issues of anomalous experience. In Nikora, L.W., Levy, M., Masters, B., Waitoki, W., Te Awekotuku, N., & Etheredge, R.J.M. (Eds). The Proceedings of the National Māori Graduates of Psychology Symposium 2002: Making a difference. Proceedings of a symposium hosted by the Māori & Psychology Research Unit at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, 29-30 November 2002 (pp.81-86). Hamilton, New Zealand: Māori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/868
      Abstract
      This project was initially concerned with the clinical interpretations of ‘bizarre’ or

      ‘magical’ ideations (i.e., statements considered to have little or no validity in our

      predominant western culture). The first study explored clinical assessment issues

      of who determines the validity of expressed beliefs and what kinds of criteria such

      decisions are based on in the mental health field. The present study examined a

      particular type of magical ideation, an auditory phenomenon involving claims that

      forward spoken conversation contains hidden backwards speech embedded in the

      vocal sounds. Thirty-two participants were invited to listen to various audio

      samples of the alleged phenomenon and provide interpretations of what was heard.

      Participants were assigned to four groups, each differing in the level of pre-emptive

      information. A comparative measure revealed that priming and suggestion could

      not be dismissed as alternative explanations of the reported effects. Clinical and

      social implications will be discussed.
      Date
      2003
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      Conference Contribution
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      Maori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato
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