The time now is Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:11 am | Log in to check your private messages View unanswered posts  Ghost forum archive Worldofghosts 24 hour chat room                           Register .....................        World of Ghosts - Paranormal Forums Forum Index » General chat View previous topic | View next topic   Author Message Iain Lawrence Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 419 Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:04 am    Post subject: ..................... ................... Last edited by Iain Lawrence on Sun Sep 11, 2011 8:04 am; edited 1 time in total ... Back to top D B Sweeney Joined: 27 Aug 2010 Posts: 2842 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:20 am    Post subject: Very good points Iain. Ideally (although this is not always possible) investigations should be done blind ie with no prior knowledge of the history or the alleged phenomena reported. Expectancy and confirmation bias is a real problem when all parties are aware of a locations history. IMO most hauntings are manufactured to one degree or another by those experiencing them. DB ... Back to top flossy Moderator Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 4921 Location: UK tyne/wear (geordie land) Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:56 am    Post subject: if i were to go on a investigation i wouldnt want to know the history of the place then if you did get any results you could compare it with the history reported ... Back to top D B Sweeney Joined: 27 Aug 2010 Posts: 2842 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:40 am    Post subject: flossy wrote: if i were to go on a investigation i wouldnt want to know the history of the place then if you did get any results you could compare it with the history reported And that's the ideal approach Flossy. Prior knowledge can have an influence and certainly contribute to and skew the data. Luckily, I've investigated properties where I wasn't informed of what was being experienced or was given any history. DB ... Back to top flossy Moderator Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 4921 Location: UK tyne/wear (geordie land) Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:56 am    Post subject: my thoughts exactly did you get results? and could it be compared with the history of the place? ... Back to top D B Sweeney Joined: 27 Aug 2010 Posts: 2842 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:21 am    Post subject: flossy wrote: my thoughts exactly did you get results? and could it be compared with the history of the place? Without citing specific cases (which I will if asked) the answer is 'no'. In some investigations I was party to the phenomena that was being reported but the sounds and in some cases visuals were ruled out and a natural explanation given which (I might add) was accepted in almost (but not quite) all instances. People are easily fooled. People who believe in ghosts report ghosts. DB ... Back to top Iain Lawrence Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 419 Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:45 am    Post subject: But you know what, a lot of people research everything before there visit...I bet they scare themselves stupid and then re-live it during the invesyigation. ... Back to top D B Sweeney Joined: 27 Aug 2010 Posts: 2842 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 10:34 am    Post subject: Iain Lawrence wrote: But you know what, a lot of people research everything before there visit...I bet they scare themselves stupid and then re-live it during the invesyigation. Very true Iain.Research is an essential part of a properly conducted investigation but it's best left like a pudding - digested after the main course DB ... Back to top Iain Lawrence Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 419 Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:15 am    Post subject: Very true and nicely put.. ... 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