University Event

Psychology Goldclass: Psychology of Ghosts, Hauntings and Magic

University event offered by Goldsmiths, University of London

Event Summary:

An opportunity to find out about the unique BSc Hons) Psychology degree at Goldsmiths, on Monday 27th June 2016.

Full Event Details:

Opinion polls repeatedly show relatively high levels of belief in ghosts, and a sizeable minority of the population claim to have personally encountered a ghost.

Professor Chris French will consider a number of factors that may lead people to claim that they have experienced a ghost even though they may not in fact have done so.

Dr. Gustav Kuhn will discuss how magicians exploit limitations in our cognition to distort our visual perception.

This session will run from 2:00pm - 3:30pm.