با همکاری مشترک دانشگاه پیام نور و انجمن عصب روان‌شناسی

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 دانشجوی دکتری علوم شناختی، پژوهشکده علوم شناختی، دانشگاه شهیدبهشتی، تهران، ایران.

2 استادیار روانشناسی، دانشگاه کردستان، سنندج، ایران.

3 دانشیار روانشناسی، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران.

چکیده

 
مقدمه: هدف این تحقیق بررسی الگوی امواج مغزی در باورهای فراطبیعی با استفاده از EEG در گروه های شدید و خفیف بوده است . روش: شصت و چهار نفر( 18زن) با استفاده از روش نمونه‌گیری در دسترس انتخاب شدند و با استفاده از مقیاس باورهای فراطبیعی بلکمور(1994) به‌عنوان گروه‌­های دارای باورفراطبیعی شدید و خفیف تقسیم شدند. EEG ازشرکت­ کنندگان دو گروه در حالت استراحت ثبت شد. یافته ها: یافته ها نشان داد که تفاوت معنی­داری بین گروه­های باورهای فراطبیعی خفیف و باورهای فراطبیعی در موج دلتا (sig=0,01) و تتا (sig=0.03) وجود دارد و موج آلفا (sig=0.08) در مرز معناداری است..نتیجه ­گیری: بر اساس این یافته­ ها می­توان گفت که الگوی امواج مغزی در باورهای فراطبیعی متفاوت است.
 

کلیدواژه‌ها

عنوان مقاله [English]

Brainwave Pattern in Paranormal Beliefs: An EEG-based study in Severe and Mild groups

نویسندگان [English]

  • Abdolvahed Narmashiri 1
  • ahmad sohrabi 2
  • Javad Hatami 3

1 Ph.D. Student in Cognitive Science,Institute for Cognitive SciencesStudies,Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Kordestan,.Sanandaj, Iran.

3 Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran .Iran.

چکیده [English]

Aim  The purpose of this study was to investigate the pattern of brain waves in paranormal beliefs using EEG in severe and mild groups.Methods: A convenient sample of 64 university students (18 females) were recruited for the experiment. they were divided into groups with severe and mildly paranormal beliefs using the Supernatural Beliefs Scale (Belkmore,1994). EEG of participants in both groups was recorded at rest. Results: The result of MANOVA showed a significant difference between mild paranormal and paranormal beliefs in Delta (sig = 0.01) and Theta (sig = 0.03) waves, and alpha wave (sig = 0.08) in the meaningful boundary.Conclusion: Based on these findings, it can be said that the pattern of brain waves in paranormal beliefs is different.
 

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Paranormal Beliefs
  • EEG
  • Delta
  • Theta
  • Alpha
  • Beta
  • Brainwave
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