BSc Psychology, MSc Research Methods, PhD Goldsmith University of London

Lecturer

Research Interests

Anomalistic Psychology – the psychology of belief, cognitive factors involved in paranormal belief and experience; memory distorions including misinformation effects, memory conformity and false memories for both normal and ostensibly paranormal events.

Research Areas:

• Anomalistic Psychology  Read More

Teaching

For this year I will be teaching general foundations in psychology, Cognitive Psychology and Research Methods. In 2009 it is hoped that I will be teaching a new unit on Anomalistic Psychology, entitled The Science of Self-Deception.

Units

• KHA101 - Psychology 1A
  
• KHA102 - Psychology 1B
  
• KHA201 - Research Methods 2
  

Selected Publications:

• Wilson, K. , 2006, 'Second sight? Or just the blind leading the blind? ', The Skeptic, 19(1), pgs. 16-19
• French, C. C., & Wilson, K , 2007, 'Cognitive factors underlying paranormal beliefs and experiences. ', In S. Della Sala (ed.). Tall Tales: Popular Myths About the , Oxford: Oxford University Press
• Wilson, K and French, C., 2006, 'The relationship between susceptibility to false memories, dissociativity, and paranormal belief and experience', Personality and Individual Differences, 41, pgs. 1493-1502

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