to be on the rise. It is now offered as an option on many psychology degree programmes and is also an option on the A2 psychology syllabus in the UK. Skeptic organizations Organizations that encourage a critical examination of parapsychology and parapsychological research include the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, publisher of the Skeptical Inquirer; the James Randi Educational Foundation, founded by illusionist and skeptic James Randi, and the Occult Investigative Committee of the Society of American Magicians a society for professional magicians/illusionists that seeks "the promotion of harmony among magicians, and the opposition of the unnecessary public exposure of magical effects." See also Outline of parapsychology List of topics characterized as pseudoscience References Further reading Alcock, James (1981). Parapsychology-Science Or Magic?: A Psychological Perspective. Pergamon Press. Hines, Terence (2003). Pseudoscience and the Paranormal. Prometheus Books. Moore, E. Garth (1977). Believe It or Not: Christianity and Psychical Research. London: Mowbray. Neher, Andrew (2011). Paranormal and Transcendental Experience: A Psychological Examination. Dover Publications. External links The Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Institute of Noetic Sciences A nonprofit organization that sponsors research in parapsychology. Parapsychological Association An organization of scientists and scholars engaged in the study of psychic phenomena, affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1969. Rhine Research Center A historical parapsychological research center featuring the first building ever made for experimental work in parapsychology. The Rhine Research Center is a hub for research and education in Parapsychology. Society for Psychical Research Founded in 1882, the SPR was the first society to conduct organised scholarly research into parapsychology and other human experiences that challenge contemporary scientific models. It continues its work today. Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Organization formed in 1976 to promote scientific skepticism and encourage the critical investigation of paranormal claims and parapsychology. James Randi Educational Foundation The James Randi Education Foundation (JREF) was founded to promote critical thinking in the areas of the supernatural and paranormal. The JREF has provided skeptical views in the area of parapsychology. FindArticles.com Index Large number of articles about parapsychology, from publications such as the Journal of Parapsychology and the Skeptical Inquirer. Pseudoscience Psychics Paranormal