The focus of this chapter is alien abduction experiences (AAEs). Although there is no
universal agreement regarding what contextual or experiential features are necessary or …

Newman and Baumeister present a novel and thoughtprovoking account of the cognitive
and motivational determinants of unidentified flying object (UFO) abduction stories. Their …

Prevalent hypotheses regarding the etiology of the abduction experience are examined,
especially in regard to the existing evidence. Deception, suggestibility (fantasy-proneness …

It is traditional to begin responses in Psychological Inquiry by thanking the commentators.
We want to be sure to do the same, especially given the topic of our target article. We began …

This study compared the reports of Satanic, sexual, and physical abuse of persons
instructed to role-play either dissociative identity disorder (DID)(n= 33), major depression …

Bibliographies are important resources for any researcher. Thousands of books, papers and
studies on the UFO phenomenon have appeared since the last century, offering a wide …

Ms. Jessica White (a pseudonym) is a quiet, retired lady of 60 years who lives alone in her
small home near Lake Placid, New York. One morning she experienced a horrifying …

The current study examined mock jurors' perceptions of recovered memories of child sexual
abuse. Participants were presented with one of four written vignettes of an adult female who …

Believed-In Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality Page 1 7 RENDERING THE
IMPLAUSIBLE PLAUSIBLE: NARRATIVE CONSTRUCTION, SUGGESTION, AND MEMORY …