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- Exopsychology is a new field exploring the possible cognitions and motivations of extraterrestrial entities. The biggest challenge, as with studying animal behavior, is to overcome anthropocentrism. Exopsychology can lead us to deeper understanding of humans—by avoiding projecting ourselves onto others.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/long-fuse-big-bang/202311/exopsychology-the-study-of-extraterrestrial-intelligence
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Dec 1, 2021 · We define exopsychology as a sub-discipline of psychology, which investigates the cognition, behavior, affects, and motives of extraterrestrial agents and their human-specific representation. It is argued that the concept of intelligence is not suited for application in SETI.
- Niklas Alexander Döbler, Marius Raab
- 2021
The evolutionary psychology of extraterrestrials. In Vakoch, D. A., ed., Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Cognition and Communication in the Universe. New York: Oxford University Press. Google Scholar. Barkow, J. H., O’Gorman, R., & Rendell, L. ( 2012 ).
Jun 12, 2012 · Using a test called the “Australian Sheep-Goat Scale,” the researchers assessed beliefs in paranormal activities and experiences such as magical thinking, extrasensory perception, psychokinesis...
Feb 28, 2023 · Key points. The species-wide psychological impact of contact with extraterrestrial intelligence would be profound. The age of the universe and its staggering number of stars and worlds suggest...
Jul 2, 2019 · As the reported studies indicate, the most frequently investigated evaluations are those in which people are confronted with other people who somehow qualify as alien to them (e.g., other culture, facial features, outer appearance, …).
Jan 9, 2018 · In the present set of studies we focused on affective reactions (positive vs. negative) to discovery of extraterrestrial microbial life, as well as whether announcements of such discoveries, or the prospect of them, produced a greater orientation to reward vs. risk.
