ABSTRACT
Parapsychology is concerned with the apparent human capacity for paranormal experiences and involves the study of a wide variety of phenomena which are not amenable to normal scientific investigation. Where attempts are made to establish the reality of paranormal phenomena, it is disputable whether the usual scientific canons of evidentiality are even appropriate. The paranormal is therefore technically the special province of the ill-defined subject of parapsychology. So, at the risk of unnecessary reiteration, we can say that the main concerns of parapsychology are those phenomena whose mechanisms cannot be explained in terms of currently acceptable science. In order to guard against possible accusations of fakery, parapsychologists have tried to perfect their own research methodology. This, will not only help them to detect fraud in others, but also enable them to make what they believe to be 'true' statements about certain paranormal phenomena to the public at large.
