LPS - Questionnaire

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PARANORMAL SOCIETY

Belief in the Paranormal Questionnaire

Below you will find a questionnaire which is designed to give us an idea about which aspects of the paranormal you believe in and it will help us to improve the club to cater more for the things our members are interested in. If we get enough responses then we will use the survey to do an analysis of the beliefs based on age, gender etc. To this end anyone is invited to take part irrespective of whether they are LPS members or not.

This survey is based on an original that appeared in a paper published in May 2002 and entitled 'Investigating Student's Beliefs in the Paranormal' by Chad M. Lewis at the University of Wisconsin-Stout as part of the requirements for his MSc. More can be found on his website www.unexplainedresearch.com.

* - Mandatory Fields (used as a reference and will not be disclosed to third parties)
Your Name * Your Gender * Female Male	Your Email Address * Your Age * Years

Please answer as many questions as you can

1: For the following questions please select the choice that best describes your beliefs.	1 = Strongly Disagree 2 = Disagree 3 = Uncertain 4 = Agree 5 = Strongly Agree
1A: I believe in a “higher (divine) power”.	1 2 3 4 5
1B: I believe there is more to life than the physical world of matter.	1 2 3 4 5
1C: I consider myself to be a religious person.	1 2 3 4 5
1D: I consider myself to be a spiritual person.	1 2 3 4 5
1E: I regularly pray or meditate.	1 2 3 4 5
1F: I believe my soul is eternal.	1 2 3 4 5

Please choose the answers that best describe your beliefs.

GHOSTS	Ghosts are defined as spiritual beings, possibly souls of dead people.
2: Have you ever personally experienced a ghost?	Yes Maybe, it’s hard to be sure No
3: Do you personally know anyone who has experienced a ghost?	Yes No
4: I believe ghosts are:
4A: Purely imagined or hallucinated, not part of the physical world.	1 2 3 4 5
4B: Actual or real, capable of being experienced.	1 2 3 4 5
5: I believe that other people who say they have experienced ghosts are:
5A: Intentionally deceived or tricked by others.	1 2 3 4 5
5B: Intentionally trying to deceive or trick others.	1 2 3 4 5
5C: Imagining or hallucinating.	1 2 3 4 5
5D: Reporting experiences based on actual or real events.	1 2 3 4 5
5E: Suffering from some form of mental illness.	1 2 3 4 5
5F: Making contact with some level of awareness or reality not yet understood by science.	1 2 3 4 5
6: If you believe in ghosts then do you think they are:	Spirits of the dead A recording in the environment Infrasound (low frequency sounds) Caused by Geomagnetism Caused by other EM fields

ANGELS	Angels are defined as pure spirits created by God.
7: Have you ever personally experienced an angel?	Yes Maybe, it’s hard to be sure No
8: Do you personally know anyone who has experienced an angel?	Yes No
9: I believe angels are:
9A: Purely imagined or hallucinated, not part of the physical world.	1 2 3 4 5
9B: Actual or real, capable of being experienced.	1 2 3 4 5
10: I believe that other people who say they have experienced angels are:
10A: Intentionally deceived or tricked by others.	1 2 3 4 5
10B: Intentionally trying to deceive or trick others.	1 2 3 4 5
10C: Imagining or hallucinating.	1 2 3 4 5
10D: Reporting experiences based on actual or real events.	1 2 3 4 5
10E: Suffering from some form of mental illness.	1 2 3 4 5
10F: Making contact with some level of awareness or reality not yet understood by science.	1 2 3 4 5

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS	UFOs are defined as extraterrestrial unidentified flying objects.
11: Have you ever personally experienced a UFO?	Yes Maybe, it’s hard to be sure No
12: Do you personally know anyone who has experienced a UFO?	Yes No
13: I believe UFOs are:
13A: Purely imagined or hallucinated, not part of the physical world.	1 2 3 4 5
13B: Actual or real, capable of being experienced.	1 2 3 4 5
14: I believe that other people who say they have experienced UFOs are:
14A: Intentionally deceived or tricked by others.	1 2 3 4 5
14B: Intentionally trying to deceive or trick others.	1 2 3 4 5
14C: Imagining or hallucinating.	1 2 3 4 5
14D: Reporting experiences based on actual or real events.	1 2 3 4 5
14E: Suffering from some form of mental illness.	1 2 3 4 5
14F: Making contact with some level of awareness or reality not yet understood by science.	1 2 3 4 5

EXTRATERRESTRIALS (ALIENS)	Aliens are defined as beings not originating from earth.
15: Have you ever personally experienced an alien?	Yes Maybe, it’s hard to be sure No
16: Do you personally know anyone who has experienced an alien?	Yes No
17: I believe aliens are:
17A: Purely imagined or hallucinated, not part of the physical world.	1 2 3 4 5
17B: Actual or real, capable of being experienced.	1 2 3 4 5
18: I believe that other people who say they have experienced aliens are:
18A: Intentionally deceived or tricked by others.	1 2 3 4 5
18B: Intentionally trying to deceive or trick others.	1 2 3 4 5
18C: Imagining or hallucinating.	1 2 3 4 5
18D: Reporting experiences based on actual or real events.	1 2 3 4 5
18E: Suffering from some form of mental illness.	1 2 3 4 5
18F: Making contact with some level of awareness or reality not yet understood by science.	1 2 3 4 5

BIGFOOT	Bigfoot is defined as a large hairy human-like creature reported to exist in the NorthWest United States and Western Canada.
19: Have you ever personally experienced a Bigfoot?	Yes Maybe, it’s hard to be sure No
20: Do you personally know anyone who has experienced a Bigfoot?	Yes No
21: I believe Bigfoot is:
21A: Purely imagined or hallucinated, not part of the physical world.	1 2 3 4 5
21B: Actual or real, capable of being experienced.	1 2 3 4 5
22: I believe that other people who say they have experienced Bigfoot are:
22A: Intentionally deceived or tricked by others.	1 2 3 4 5
22B: Intentionally trying to deceive or trick others.	1 2 3 4 5
22C: Imagining or hallucinating.	1 2 3 4 5
22D: Reporting experiences based on actual or real events.	1 2 3 4 5
22E: Suffering from some form of mental illness.	1 2 3 4 5
22F: Making contact with some level of awareness or reality not yet understood by science.	1 2 3 4 5

CRYPTIDS	Cryptids are defined as creatures, like the Loch Ness Monster, whose existence has not been proved and are not formally recognised by science.
23: Have you ever personally experienced a Cryptid?	Yes Maybe, it’s hard to be sure No
24: Do you personally know anyone who has experienced a Cryptid?	Yes No
25: I believe the Loch Ness Monster is:
25A: Purely imagined or hallucinated, not part of the physical world.	1 2 3 4 5
25B: Actual or real, capable of being experienced.	1 2 3 4 5
26: I believe that other people who say they have experienced the Loch Ness Monster are:
26A: Intentionally deceived or tricked by others.	1 2 3 4 5
26B: Intentionally trying to deceive or trick others.	1 2 3 4 5
26C: Imagining or hallucinating.	1 2 3 4 5
26D: Reporting experiences based on actual or real events.	1 2 3 4 5
26E: Suffering from some form of mental illness.	1 2 3 4 5
26F: Making contact with some level of awareness or reality not yet understood by science.	1 2 3 4 5

OUT of BODY EXPERIENCES (OBEs)	OBEs are defined as the human consciousness leaving the physical body and traveling to an area outside the body and then returning to said body.
27: Have you ever personally experienced an Out of Body Experience?	Yes Maybe, it’s hard to be sure No
28: Do you personally know anyone who has experienced an Out of Body Experience?	Yes No
29: I believe that Out of Body Experiences are:
29A: Purely imagined or hallucinated, not part of the physical world.	1 2 3 4 5
29B: Actual or real, capable of being experienced.	1 2 3 4 5
30: I believe that other people who say they have experienced Out of Body Experiences are:
30A: Intentionally deceived or tricked by others.	1 2 3 4 5
30B: Intentionally trying to deceive or trick others.	1 2 3 4 5
30C: Imagining or hallucinating.	1 2 3 4 5
30D: Reporting experiences based on actual or real events.	1 2 3 4 5
30E: Suffering from some form of mental illness.	1 2 3 4 5
30F: Making contact with some level of awareness or reality not yet understood by science.	1 2 3 4 5

NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES (NDEs)	NDEs are defined as an out of body experience touching on death and then returning to life.
31: Have you ever personally experienced a Near Death Experience?	Yes Maybe, it’s hard to be sure No
32: Do you personally know anyone who has experienced a Near Death Experience?	Yes No
33: I believe that Near Death Experiences are:
33A: Purely imagined or hallucinated, not part of the physical world.	1 2 3 4 5
33B: Actual or real, capable of being experienced.	1 2 3 4 5
34: I believe that other people who say they have experienced Near Death Experiences are:
34A: Intentionally deceived or tricked by others.	1 2 3 4 5
34B: Intentionally trying to deceive or trick others.	1 2 3 4 5
34C: Imagining or hallucinating.	1 2 3 4 5
34D: Reporting experiences based on actual or real events.	1 2 3 4 5
34E: Suffering from some form of mental illness.	1 2 3 4 5
34F: Making contact with some level of awareness or reality not yet understood by science.	1 2 3 4 5

CATTLE MUTILATIONS	Cattle Mutilations are defined as the mysterious, often gruesome, deaths of cattle by unnatural causes.
35: Have you ever personally experienced a cattle mutilation?	Yes Maybe, it’s hard to be sure No
36: Do you personally know anyone who has experienced a cattle mutilation?	Yes No
37: I believe that cattle mutilation are:
37A: Purely imagined or hallucinated, not part of the physical world.	1 2 3 4 5
37B: Actual or real, capable of being experienced.	1 2 3 4 5
38: I believe that other people who say they have experienced cattle mutilations are:
38A: Intentionally deceived or tricked by others.	1 2 3 4 5
38B: Intentionally trying to deceive or trick others.	1 2 3 4 5
38C: Imagining or hallucinating.	1 2 3 4 5
38D: Reporting experiences based on actual or real events.	1 2 3 4 5
38E: Suffering from some form of mental illness.	1 2 3 4 5
38F: Making contact with some level of awareness or reality not yet understood by science.	1 2 3 4 5

CROP CIRCLES	Crop circles are defined as extremely large designs or formations that appear in crops with unknown causes.
39: Have you ever personally experienced a Crop Circle?	Yes Maybe, it’s hard to be sure No
40: Do you personally know anyone who has experienced a Crop Circle?	Yes No
41: I believe that Crop Circles are:
41A: Purely imagined or hallucinated, not part of the physical world.	1 2 3 4 5
41B: Actual or real, capable of being experienced.	1 2 3 4 5
42: I believe that other people who say they have experienced Crop Circles are:
42A: Intentionally deceived or tricked by others.	1 2 3 4 5
42B: Intentionally trying to deceive or trick others.	1 2 3 4 5
42C: Imagining or hallucinating.	1 2 3 4 5
42D: Reporting experiences based on actual or real events.	1 2 3 4 5
42E: Suffering from some form of mental illness.	1 2 3 4 5
42F: Making contact with some level of awareness or reality not yet understood by science.	1 2 3 4 5

EXTRA-SENSORY PERCEPTION (ESP)	ESP is defined as sensory information that an individual receives which comes beyond the ordinary five senses sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
43: Have you ever personally experienced ESP?	Yes Maybe, it’s hard to be sure No
44: Do you personally know anyone who has experienced ESP?	Yes No
45: I believe that ESP is:
45A: Purely imagined or hallucinated, not part of the physical world.	1 2 3 4 5
45B: Actual or real, capable of being experienced.	1 2 3 4 5
46: I believe that other people who say they have experienced ESP are:
46A: Intentionally deceived or tricked by others.	1 2 3 4 5
46B: Intentionally trying to deceive or trick others.	1 2 3 4 5
46C: Imagining or hallucinating.	1 2 3 4 5
46D: Reporting experiences based on actual or real events.	1 2 3 4 5
46E: Suffering from some form of mental illness.	1 2 3 4 5
46F: Making contact with some level of awareness or reality not yet understood by science.	1 2 3 4 5

TIMESLIPS	A timeslip is deifined as the experience of viewing, or maybe even being part of, a shift in time normally to an earlier era.
47: Have you ever personally experienced a timeslip?	Yes Maybe, it’s hard to be sure No
48: Do you personally know anyone who has experienced a timeslip?	Yes No
49: I believe that timeslilps are:
49A: Purely imagined or hallucinated, not part of the physical world.	1 2 3 4 5
49B: Actual or real, capable of being experienced.	1 2 3 4 5
50: I believe that other people who say they have experienced a timeslip are:
50A: Intentionally deceived or tricked by others.	1 2 3 4 5
50B: Intentionally trying to deceive or trick others.	1 2 3 4 5
50C: Imagining or hallucinating.	1 2 3 4 5
50D: Reporting experiences based on actual or real events.	1 2 3 4 5
50E: Suffering from some form of mental illness.	1 2 3 4 5
50F: Making contact with some level of awareness or reality not yet understood by science.	1 2 3 4 5

DIVINATION	Divination is defined as any practise that attempts to elicit information by interpreting omens or though a supernatural agency.
51: Have you ever personally experienced divination?	Yes Maybe, it’s hard to be sure No
52: Do you personally know anyone who has experienced divination??	Yes No
53: I believe that divination? is:
53A: Purely imagined or hallucinated, not part of the physical world.	1 2 3 4 5
53B: Actual or real, capable of being experienced.	1 2 3 4 5
54: I believe that other people who say they have experienced divination? are:
54A: Intentionally deceived or tricked by others.	1 2 3 4 5
54B: Intentionally trying to deceive or trick others.	1 2 3 4 5
54C: Imagining or hallucinating.	1 2 3 4 5
54D: Reporting experiences based on actual or real events.	1 2 3 4 5
54E: Suffering from some form of mental illness.	1 2 3 4 5
54F: Making contact with some level of awareness or reality not yet understood by science.	1 2 3 4 5

SPIRIT COMMUNICTION	Spirit Communication refers to a message relayed to a medium and said to have come from a discarnate entity or spirit.
55: Have you ever personally experienced Spirit Communication?	Yes Maybe, it’s hard to be sure No
56: Do you personally know anyone who has experienced Spirit Communication?	Yes No
57: I believe that Spirit Communication is:
57A: Purely imagined or hallucinated, not part of the physical world.	1 2 3 4 5
57B: Actual or real, capable of being experienced.	1 2 3 4 5
58: I believe that other people who say they have experienced Spirit Communication are:
58A: Intentionally deceived or tricked by others.	1 2 3 4 5
58B: Intentionally trying to deceive or trick others.	1 2 3 4 5
58C: Imagining or hallucinating.	1 2 3 4 5
58D: Reporting experiences based on actual or real events.	1 2 3 4 5
58E: Suffering from some form of mental illness.	1 2 3 4 5
58F: Making contact with some level of awareness or reality not yet understood by science.	1 2 3 4 5

INSTRUMENTAL TRANS-COMMUNICATION (ITC)	Instrumental Transcommunication is defined as anomalous communications, believed to be those of deceased persons, that are recorded paranormally on electronic media.
59: Have you ever personally experienced ITC?	Yes Maybe, it’s hard to be sure No
60: Do you personally know anyone who has experienced ITC?	Yes No
61: I believe that ITC is:
61A: Purely imagined or hallucinated, not part of the physical world.	1 2 3 4 5
61B: Actual or real, capable of being experienced.	1 2 3 4 5
62: I believe that other people who say they have experienced ITC are:
62A: Intentionally deceived or tricked by others.	1 2 3 4 5
62B: Intentionally trying to deceive or trick others.	1 2 3 4 5
62C: Imagining or hallucinating.	1 2 3 4 5
62D: Reporting experiences based on actual or real events.	1 2 3 4 5
62E: Suffering from some form of mental illness.	1 2 3 4 5
62F: Making contact with some level of awareness or reality not yet understood by science.	1 2 3 4 5

63: I gather my information about paranormal phenomena from:
63A: Books.	1 2 3 4 5
63B: Conferences.	1 2 3 4 5
63C: Friends.	1 2 3 4 5
63D: Internet.	1 2 3 4 5
63E: Journals.	1 2 3 4 5
63F: Movies.	1 2 3 4 5
63G: Television.	1 2 3 4 5
63H: Other (Please specify).

64: Are Paranormal Phenomena an interest of yours?

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