Psychology and the Paranormal: Exploring Anomalous Experience

Published by SAGE Publications, this volume serves as a comprehensive academic survey into the intersection of cognitive psychology and anomalous experiences. David F. Marks, a long-standing researcher in the field, structured the book to provide a scientific framework for understanding phenomena often classified as paranormal. It builds upon his decades of work in human perception and the psychology of belief, aiming to ground discussions of extraordinary claims in empirical evidence.

The book is designed as a scholarly resource for students and academics, prioritizing a skeptical, research-based approach to experiences such as extrasensory perception and near-death episodes. Its design reflects a textbook aesthetic, focusing on clarity, academic rigor, and the synthesis of existing literature. Upon its release, it was received within the psychological community as a definitive text for those seeking to understand the psychological mechanisms underlying reported paranormal phenomena without resorting to supernatural explanations.