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Ideomotor Response

Donate The Ideomotor Response underlies a number of occult phenomena and alt-med practices.  

Skeptoid Podcast #451
Filed under Alternative Medicine, Consumer Ripoffs, Fads, General Science, Health, Paranormal

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Ideomotor Response

by Kevin Hoover
January 27, 2015

By Kevin Hoover

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Hoover, K. (2015, January 27) Ideomotor Response. Skeptoid Media. https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4451

 

References & Further Reading

Carpenter, Willian Benjamin. "On the influence of suggestion in modifying and directing muscular movement, independently of volition." Proceedings of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. 12 Mar. 1852, Unknown: 147-153.

Carroll, R. "Ideomotor Effect." The Skeptic's Dictionary. Robert T. Carroll, 12 Sep. 2014. Web. 5 Aug. 2015. <http://skepdic.com/ideomotor.html>

Easton, R., Shor, R. "An Experimental Analysis of the Chevreul Pendulum Illusion." The Journal of General Psychology. 1 Jul. 1976, Volume 95, Number 1: 111-125.

Hyman, Ray. "How People Are Fooled by Ideomotor Action." Quackwatch. Stephen Barrett, M.D., 26 Aug. 2003. Web. 5 Jan. 2015. <http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/ideomotor.html>

Randi, James. An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. 128, 169, 177, 228.

Tyson, Neil deGrasse. "Star Talk Radio." Star Talk Radio. Curved Light Productions, 21 Dec. 2014. Web. 27 Dec. 2014. <http://www.startalkradio.net/show/extended-classic-cosmic-queries-pseudoscience-now-with-elise-andrew-of-ifls-and-bill-nye/>

 

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