Psychical Research in the Psychological Review, 1894–1900: A Bibliographical Note

Abstract

While there was much conflict during the 19th century between psychology and psychical research, the latter was occasionally discussed in psychology journals.  The purpose of this paper is to provide a guide to existing discussions of psychical research and related topics in the American journal Psychological Review.  Many of the discussions were authored by individuals favorably disposed to psychical research, such as William James and James H. Hyslop, but also by such skeptics as James McKeen Cattell and Joseph Jastrow.  With a few exceptions, the majority of the authors were critical of psychical research.  This refl ected the hostility on the topic shown by many psychologists at the time.