Abstract

Surveyed psychology department chairmen from 500 representative American colleges regarding their attitudes on a variety of questions concerning parapsychology. Of the 47% responding, 62% felt parapsychology should be covered in undergraduate psychology courses although only 30% were in favor of devoting an entire course to the subject. Of the schools with graduate departments, 69% felt their students should be allowed to do psychical research toward a degree. Generally, clinical departments were more favorable in their attitude than those with an experimental orientation.