On a much broader scale come paranormal related events such as déjà vu, telepathy, and clairvoyance. Déjà vu has a very close relationship to income and age. The older are less likely to experience déjà vu than younger people and those with higher incomes are more likely than those with lower incomes to do so. Déjà vu is also more likely to happen to those with more education. These findings strongly suggest that while déjà vu may be a psychological experience, it is highly influenced by social factors (MacDonald 38).
Findings have shown that telepathy has a common effect with déjà vu with the similarity being found in education. The higher education one has, the greater the likelihood he or she is to experience telepathy. Sex is also a key factor in telepathy. Women are more likely to report experiencing telepathy than men (MacDonald 38).
Clairvoyance or the ability to see events happen at a great distance as they are happening is reported the least among these types of phenomena. Clairvoyance and contact with the dead are particularly strong elements of the vodus religion. Generally, elderly are less likely than the young to report having had a clairvoyant experience (MacDonald 39).
Conclusions and Further Research
Paranormal experiences in the United States increased over the period between 1973 and 1984 but declined in 1988 and 1989 (MacDonald 41). This may be due to a number of factors. But there is one that stands alone which is social factors. …
