Esoteric experiences in the lab? Introduction to experimental induction of sensed presences
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14210%2F25%3A00142028" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14210/25:00142028 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.esswe10.lt/" target="_blank" >https://www.esswe10.lt/</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Esoteric experiences in the lab? Introduction to experimental induction of sensed presences
Original language description
Throughout cultures and centuries, feelings of presence of various spiritual, demonic, religious, and other entities have been part of esoteric experiences. Be it for the sake of gaining knowledge, healing, control, or any other cause, people are engaging in practices invoking spiritual presences using various means of perceptual distortion, working with various types of uncertainty. However, can such practices actually induce subjectively real experiences of presence, or are they merely a matter of narrative transmission and language? In the talk, I will present the results and research designs of three experimental studies focused on the induction of feelings of presence by means of perceptual uncertainty to show how manipulation of sensory data, strong expectations, and cultural learning can lead to subjectively real experiences of presence. I will also describe the advantages of experimental methodology in esoteric experiences research and illustrate how appreciating the roles of general human cognitive capabilities and their interactions with cultural learning can help understand specific types of esoteric phenomena.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
O - Miscellaneous
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60304 - Religious studies
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/EH22_008%2F0004595" target="_blank" >EH22_008/0004595: Beyond Security: Role of Conflict in Resilience-Building</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů