Monograph No. 42
Paranormal Perception? - A Critical Evaluation
Christopher C. French
2001
This monograph derives from a presentation at Seeing how to see: A close look at perception, a seminar organised by The Institute For Cultural Research and held at the Royal Society of Medicine, London, in February 2001.
The Author: Dr. Christopher French is currently Reader in Psychology at the Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, where he also heads the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit (http://www.gold.ac.uk/apru).
He received his BA from Manchester University in 1977 and PhD from Leicester University in 1983. He has worked at Goldsmiths since 1985 and was Head of Department from 1997 to 2000. One of his main current interests is in the psychology of paranormal belief and ostensibly paranormal experiences.
He often appears on radio and television and in the national press, providing a sceptical perspective on paranormal and related claims.