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Rev Mex Invest Psic 2015; 7 (1)
Experiencias perceptuales inusuales en el constructo de límite “fino”: su relación con la esquizotipia
Parra A
Idioma: Español
Referencias bibliográficas: 47
Paginas: 43-51
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RESUMEN
De acuerdo con ciertas tradiciones ocultistas y esotéricas,
y con determinados creyentes de la Nueva Era, el aura representa
un campo de energía en torno a todos los seres
vivientes. Sin embargo, un estudio psicológico muestra
que las personas que han experimentado la percepción
de “energías” o aura podrían tener mayor nivel de actividad
imaginativa o propensión a la fantasía (Parra, 2010). Evaluamos
aquí tres hipótesis: Las personas que afirman haber
visto el “aura” (auropercipientes) tienen mayor capacidad de
tener (1) experiencias cognitivas anómalas, (2) alta transliminalidad,
y (3) límites “finos”. La muestra estuvo compuesta
por 212 adultos reclutados a través de una lista de correo
electrónico e interesados en temas paranormales. Estos
datos se compararon en auropercipientes (
n = 97) y noauropercipientes
(
n = 115). Se confirmaron las tres hipótesis
y, además, se encontró que la transliminalidad era la mejor
predictora de la experiencia de ver el aura.
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