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Michael
Thalbourne is a Visiting Research Fellow at the
University of Adelaide (Australia) researching, amongst other things, the
phenomenon of alleged alien abduction and the degree to which abductees claim to
exhibit psychic abilities. An alleged alien abductee claims to have been
kidnapped by extraterrestrial beings. Dr. Thalbourne is also doing work on
mystical (spiritual) experience. In a few words, mystical experience may involve
a sense of being in the presence of a ‘higher power’ and receiving cosmic
illumination.
President of the Australian
Institute of Parapsychological Research
Visiting Research Fellow
Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit
BOOKS
A glossary of terms used in parapsychology.
London: William Heinemann.
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
- Thalbourne, M. A. (1989). On the psychology of belief in life after death.
In G.K. Zollschan, J.F. Schumaker, & G.F.Walsh (Eds.), Exploring the
paranormal: Different perspectives on belief and experience (pp. 215-236).
Bridport, Dorset, United Kingdom: Prism.
- Bamber, R. T., Thalbourne, M. A., & Baldwin, R. (1987). Test bank II to
accompany Davidoff: Introduction to psychology, Third edition. New York:
McGraw-Hill. [Chapters 1, 2 and Appendix]
ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN REFEREED JOURNALS
- Storm, L., & Thalbourne, M. A.] (2001). Research note: Effect size in
"The transliminal connection between personality and paranormal effects in an
experiment with the I Ching", by Storm and Thalbourne (1998-1999). European
Journal of Parapsychology, 16, 107-108.
- Storm, L., & Thalbourne, M. A. (2001). Paranormal effects using sighted
and vision-impaired participants in a quasi-ganzfeld task. Australian
Journal of Parapsychology, 1, 133-170.
- Thalbourne, M. A. (2001). A layperson's guide to the theory of
psychopraxia. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 1, 127-132.
- Houran, J., & Thalbourne, M. A. (2001). Theoretical refinements on entity
encounter experiences and transliminality. Journal of the Society for
Psychical Research, 65, 241-256.
- Storm, L., & Thalbourne, M. A. (2001). Studies of the I Ching: I I.
Additional analyses. Journal of Parapsychology, 65, 291-309.
- Storm, L., & Thalbourne, M. A. (2001). Studies of the I Ching: I. A
replication. Journal of Parapsychology, 65, 105-123.
- Thalbourne, M. A. (2001). Broken relationships and claims of psychic
phenomena. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 1, 56-60.
- Thalbourne, M. A. (2001). The paranormal and its place in human
relationships: Some hypotheses. Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 1,
72-85.
- Thalbourne, M. A., Houran, J., Alias, A. G., & Brugger, P. (2001).
Transliminality, brain function, and synesthesia. Journal of Nervous and
Mental Disease, 189, 190-192.
- Thalbourne, M. A. (2001). Measures of the sheep-goat variable,
transliminality, and their correlates. Psychological Reports, 88,
339-350.
- Thalbourne, M. A., & Hensley, J. H. (2001). Religiosity and belief in the
paranormal. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 65, 47.
- Houran, J., & Thalbourne, M. A. (2001). Further study and speculation on
the psychology of "entity encounter experiences." Journal of the Society
for Psychical Research, 65, 26-37.
- Thalbourne, M. A. (2000). Transliminality: A review. International
Journal of Parapsychology, 11(2), 1-34.
- Storm, L., & Thalbourne, M.A. (2000). A paradigm shift away from the ESP/PK
dichotomy: The theory of psychopraxia. Journal of Parapsychology, 64,
279-300.
- Lange, R., Thalbourne, M.A., Houran, J., & Storm, L. (2000). The Revised
Transliminality Scale: Reliability and validity data using a top-down
purification procedure. Consciousness and Cognition., 9, 591-617.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (2000). Transliminality and creativity. Journal of
Creative Behavior, 34, 193-202.
- Houran, J., Thalbourne, M.A., & Ashe, D.D. (2000). Testing a
psycho-anthropological view of paranormal belief and experience. North
American Journal of Psychology, 2, 127-138.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (2000). Relation between transliminality and openness to
experience. Psychological Reports, 86, 909-910.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & Houran, J. (2000). Transliminality, the Mental
Experience Inventory and tolerance of ambiguity. Personality and Individual
Differences, 28, 853-863.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1999). Relation of transliminality and vividness of
visual imagery. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 89, 915-916.
- Thalbourne, M.A., Keogh, E., & Crawley, S.E. (1999). Manic-depressiveness
and its correlates. Psychological Reports, 85, 45-53.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & Fox, B. (1999). Paranormal and mystical experience:
The role of panic attacks and Kundalini. Journal of the American Society
for Psychical Research, 93, 99-115.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1999). Dualism and the sheep-goat variable: A
replication and extension. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research,
63, 213-216.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1999). Personality characteristics of students who
believe themselves to be psychic. Journal of the Society for Psychical
Research, 63, 203-212.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1999). On the psychology of belief in the paranormal.
The Skeptical Intelligencer, 3(3), 17-27.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1998-1999). Research note: In search of psi in the I
Ching meta-hexagram. European Journal of Parapsychology, 14,
125-129.
- Storm, L., & Thalbourne, M.A. (1998-1999). The transliminal connection
between paranormal effects and personality in an experiment with the I
Ching. European Journal of Parapsychology, 14, 100-124.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1998-1999). The sheep-goat variable and mystical
experience: Their relationship and their levels in a special population.
European Journal of Parapsychology, 14, 80-88.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1998-1999). Belief in life after death and its
relationship to transliminality-relevant variables. European Journal of
Parapsychology, 14, 16-30.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & Delin, P.S. (1999). Transliminality: Its relation to
dream-life, religiosity and mystical experience. International Journal for
the Psychology of Religion, 9, 45-61.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & O'Brien, R. (1999). Belief in the paranormal and
religious variables. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 63,
110-122.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1998). Transliminality: Further correlates and a short
measure. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 92,
402-419.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1998). The evidence for survival from Sir Oliver Lodge's
Raymond. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 63, 34-39.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1998). Technical note: The level of paranormal belief
and experience among psychotics. Journal of Parapsychology, 62, 79-81.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & Bassett, D.L. (1998). The Manic Depressiveness Scale:
A preliminary effort at replication and extension. Psychological Reports,
83, 75-80.
- Thalbourne, M.A., Bartemucci, L., Delin, P.S., Fox, B., & Nofi, O. (1997).
Transliminality: Its nature and correlates. Journal of the American Society
for Psychical Research, 91, 305-331.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1997). Paranormal belief and superstition: How large is
the association? Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 91,
221-226.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & French, C.C. (1997). The sheep-goat variable and
belief in non-paranormal anomalous phenomena. Journal of the Society for
Psychical Research, 62, 41-45.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1997). Testing the McBeath hypothesis: Relation of
sexual orientation and belief in the paranormal. Psychological Reports, 81,
890.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & Nofi, O. (1997). Belief in the paranormal,
superstitiousness and intellectual ability. Journal of the Society for
Psychical Research, 61, 365-371.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1996). A selection of words added to new edition of
dictionary. EHE News, 3, 6-7.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1996). Technical note: A caution regarding the Knowles
apparatus for psi dexterity. Journal of Parapsychology, 60, 251-256.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1996). Varieties of belief in life after death: A factor
analytic study. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 90,
268-291.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1996). Belief in life after death: Psychological origins
and influences. Personality and Individual Differences, 21, 1043-1045.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1996). An attempt to predict precognition scores using
transliminality-relevant variables. Journal of the Society for Psychical
Research, 61, 129-140.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1995). Across the threshold: The concept of
transliminality. Australian Parapsychological Review. No. 20, pp.3-7.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1995). Science versus showmanship: A history of the
Randi Hoax. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 89,
344-366.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1995). Further studies of the measurement and correlates
of belief in the paranormal. Journal of the American Society for Psychical
Research, 89, 233-247.
- Thalbourne, M.A., Dunbar, K.A., & Delin, P.S. (1995). An investigation
into correlates of belief in the paranormal. Journal of the American
Society for Psychical Research, 89, 215-231.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1995). Psychological characteristics of believers in the
paranormal: A replicative study. Journal of the American Society for
Psychical Research, 89, 153-164.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1995). Apollonius of Tyana: A parapsychological
perspective. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 60,
240-250.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & French, C.C. (1995). Paranormal belief,
manic-depressiveness, and magical ideation: A replication. Personality and
Individual Differences, 18, 291-292.
- [Anonymous] (1995). Incipient manic psychosis as an exceptional human
experience. EHE News, 2, 19-21.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1994). Postscript to an experiment with the I Ching:
How many changing lines? European Journal of Parapsychology, 10,
130-136.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1994). Conservatism and its relation to various aspects
of belief in the paranormal. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research,
60, 86-94.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & Delin, P.S. (1994). A common thread underlying belief
in the paranormal, creative personality, mystical experience and
psychopathology. Journal of Parapsychology, 58, 3-38.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1994). Are believers in psi more prone to
manic-depression? Proceedings of the 37th Annual Parapsychological
Association Convention (pp.382-389).
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1994). The SPR Centenary Census: II. The survey of
beliefs and experiences. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 59,
420-431.
- Thalbourne, M.A., Delin, P.S., & Bassett, D. (1994). An attempt to
construct short scales measuring manic-depressive-like experience and
behaviour. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 33, 205-207.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1994). Belief in the paranormal and its relationship to
schizophrenia-relevant variables: A confirmatory study. British Journal of
Clinical Psychology, 33, 78-80.
- McBeath, M.K., & Thalbourne, M.A. (1993). A technical note: The
relationship between paranormal belief and some variables relevant to Type A
Behavior Pattern. Journal of Parapsychology, 57, 411-415.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & Delin, P.S. (1993). A new instrument for measuring the
sheep-goat variable: Its psychometric properties and factor structure.
Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 59, 172-186. [Translated
into Spanish in Revista Mexicana de Psicologia Paranormal, 1996, 1,
35-50.
- Thalbourne, M.A., Delin, P.S., Barlow, J.A., & Steen, D. (1992-1993). A
further attempt to separate the yins from the yangs: A replication of the
Rubin-Honorton experiment with the I Ching. European Journal of
Parapsychology, 9, 12-23.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1992). Belief in the validity of horoscopes as related
to the Sheep-Goat Effect. Journal of Parapsychology, 56, 163-168.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & Evans, L. (1992). Attitudes and beliefs about, and
reactions to, staring and being stared at. Journal of the Society for
Psychical Research, 58, 380-385.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & Delin, P.S. (1991). Analysis of data from psi
experiments using within-subjects designs: A discussion and recommendation.
Journal of Parapsychology, 55, 391-397.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & Delin, P.S. (1991). Commentary: Non-significant
results: What conclusions can we draw? Australian Parapsychological Review,
No.17, 17.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1991). The psychology of mystical experience.
Exceptional Human Experience, 9, 168-186.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1990). A question of experimental technique: Response to
White and Grimmer. Australian Psychologist, 25, 363-365.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1989). Psychics and ESP: A reply to Grimmer and White.
Australian Psychologist, 24, 307-310.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1988). Technical note concerning the article "A more
powerful method of evaluating data from free-response experiments". Journal
of the Society for Psychical Research, 55, 85-89.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & Rosenbaum, R.D. (1986). The origin of the word
"parapsychology". Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 53,
225-229.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1985). An essay-review of James E. Alcock's
Parapsychology: Science or Magic? A Psychological Perspective. Journal of
the Society for Psychical Research, 53, 169-179.
- Thalbourne, M. A. (1984). Some correlates of belief in psychical
phenomena: A partial replication of the Haraldsson findings. Parapsychology
Review, 15(2), 13-15.
- Thalbourne, M. A., & Williams, L. (1984). Varieties of belief in survival:
An exploratory study. Theta, 12, 26-29.
- Thalbourne, M. A. (1981). Extraversion and the sheep-goat variable: A
conceptual replication. Journal of the American Society for Psychical
Research, 75, 105-119.
- Thalbourne, M. A., & Haraldsson, E. (1980). Personality characteristics of
sheep and goats. Personality and Individual Differences, 1, 180-185.
- Thalbourne, M. A. (1979). A more powerful method of evaluating data from
free-response experiments. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research,
50, 84-107.
PAPERS PUBLISHED IN REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1986). Some further thoughts on living without "ESP" and
"PK". In D.H. Weiner & D. Radin (Eds.), Research in parapsychology 1985
(pp.141-144). Metuchen, NJ, & London: Scarecrow Press.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1986). Sexual preference and motivation in a
gender-guessing psi task. In D.H. Weiner & D. Radin (Eds.), Research in
parapsychology 1985 (pp.50-53). Metuchen, NJ, & London: Scarecrow Press.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1985). Are believers in psi more prone to schizophrenia?
In R.A. White & J. Solfvin (Eds.), Research in parapsychology 1984
(pp.85-88). Metuchen, NJ, & London: Scarecrow Press.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1985). The conceptual framework of parapsychology: Time
for a reformation. In R.A. White & J. Solfvin (Eds.), Research in
parapsychology 1984 (pp.55-58). Metuchen, NJ, & London: Scarecrow Press.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & Williams, L. (1984). Varieties of belief in survival:
An exploratory study. In R.A. White & R.S. Broughton (Eds.), Research in
parapsychology 1983 (pp.66-67). Metuchen, NJ, & London: Scarecrow Press.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & Haraldsson, E. (1984). A retrospective search for
correlates of belief in life-after-death. I. Icelandic data. In R.A. White &
R.S. Broughton (Eds.), Research in parapsychology 1983 (pp.62-66).
Metuchen, NJ, & London: Scarecrow Press.
- Shafer, M.G., McBeath, M.K., Thalbourne, M.A., & Phillips, P.R. (1983). PK
experiments with two special subjects. In W.G. Roll, J. Beloff, & R.A. White
(Eds.), Research in parapsychology 1982 (pp.66-68). Metuchen, NJ, &
London: Scarecrow Press.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & Shafer, M.G. (1983). An ESP drawing experiment with
two ostensible psychokinetes. In W.G. Roll, J. Beloff, & R.A. White (Eds.),
Research in parapsychology 1982 (pp.62-64). Metuchen, NJ, & London:
Scarecrow Press.
- Thalbourne, M.A., Beloff, J., Delanoy, D., & Jungkuntz, J.H. (1983). Some
further tests of the extraverted sheep vs. introverted goats hypothesis. In
W.G. Roll, J. Beloff, & R.A. White (Eds.), Research in parapsychology 1982
(pp.199-200). Metuchen, NJ, & London: Scarecrow Press.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1983). A proposed mechanism for the sheep-goat effect
and its relationship to psi-missing, experimenter effect, and the problem of
repeatability. In W.G. Roll, J. Beloff, & R.A. White (Eds.), Research in
parapsychology 1982 (pp.89-92). Metuchen, NJ, & London: Scarecrow Press.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & Jungkuntz, J.H. (1983). Extraverted sheep vs.
introverted goats: Experiments VII and VIII. Journal of Parapsychology, 47,
49-51.
- Thalbourne, M.A., Beloff, J., & Delanoy, D. (1982). A test of the
"extraverted sheep vs. introverted goats" hypothesis. In W.G. Roll, R.L.
Morris & R.A. White (Eds.), Research in parapsychology 1981
(pp.155-156). Metuchen, NJ, & London: Scarecrow Press.
- Harding, S.E., & Thalbourne, M.A. (1981). Transcendental Meditation,
clairvoyant ability and psychological adjustment. In W.G. Roll & J. Beloff
(Eds.), Research in parapsychology 1980 (pp.71-73). Metuchen, NJ, &
London: Scarecrow Press.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1980). Two long-distance ESP drawing experiments between
Austria and Iceland. In W.G. Roll (Ed.), Research in parapsychology 1979
(pp.174-177). Metuchen, NJ, & London: Scarecrow Press.
- Thalbourne, M.A., & Haraldsson, E. (1980). Personality characteristics of
sheep and goats. In W.G. Roll (Ed.), Research in parapsychology 1979
(pp.100-104). Metuchen, NJ, & London: Scarecrow Press.
ABSTRACTS
- Thalbourne, M.A.(1991b). The psychology of mystical experience. [Abstract]
Exceptional Human Experience, 9, 269.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1984). The SPR Centenary Census: I. The ESP test.
[Abstract] Journal of Parapsychology, 48, 238-239.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1982). Some experiments on the paranormal cognition of
drawings, with special reference to personality and attitudinal variables.
[Abstract] Journal of Parapsychology, 46, 171-172. [Also appears as
Abstract #474 in Parapsychology Abstracts International, 1983, 1, 81.]
ARTICLES IN OTHER PUBLICATIONS
- Thalbourne, M.A. (2000). Ghosts in the computer? The Paranormal Review,
No.14, 17.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1999). Nirvana Nirvana. The Paranormal Review,
No.11, 17.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1998). Dissociation and the paranormal: A puzzling
episode. The Paranormal Review, No.8, 17-18.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1996). A selection of words added to new dictionary.
EHE News, 3, 6-7.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1994). A parapsychological experiment with the I Ching.
Paranormal Phenomena Research Foundation Newsletter. December, pp. 4-5.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1993). Report of a recent study. Newsletter of the
Self-Help (M.D.P.) Inc., 93, 7-8.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1986). Vetenskap kontra skådespeleri: Fallet med James
Randis bluff. [Science versus showmanship: The case of the Randi Hoax.]
Sökaren, 23, no.4-5, pp.2-10, 25.
- Thalbourne, M.A. (1984). The Randi hoax: Science or showmanship?
[Epitomized by Dr. Michael Hough] Bulletin of the Australian Institute of
Parapsychological Research, no.3, pp.5-7, 16.
BOOK REVIEWS
- Thalbourne, M. A., & Storm, L. (2001). Review of the book
Parapsychology: The science of unusual experience. (Edited by Ron Roberts
& David Groome). Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 1, 178-182.
- Thalbourne, M. A. (1996). Review of the book Alternative realities: The
paranormal, the mystic and the transcendent in human experience. (by
Leonard George). Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 90,
154-156.
- Thalbourne, M. A. (1994). Review of the book An introduction to
parapsychology (2nd edition) (by Harvey J. Irwin). Australian
Parapsychological Review, No. 19, 37.
- Thalbourne, M. A. (1994). Review of the book Parapsychology: The
controversial science (by Richard S. Broughton). Australian
Parapsychological Review, No. 19, 33-34.
- Thalbourne, M. A. (1984). Review of the book J.B. Rhine: On the
frontiers of science (Edited by K.R. Rao). Theta, 12, 71-72.
We thanks the Parapsychological Association Board (www.parapsych.org) for the permission to publish the above material.
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