?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Environmental+Sensitivity%3A+Inquiry+Into+a+Possible+Link+with+Apparitional+Experience&rft.creator=Jawer%2C+Michael&rft.subject=Perceptual+Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=Psi+researchers+often+use+the+term+%E2%80%98sensitivity%E2%80%99+when+theorizing+that+certain+persons+may+be+more+apt+to+register+anomalous+influences+than+others.++Through+a+review+of+the+literature%2C+it+is+argued+that+some+individuals+are+disposed+toward+a+range+of+innate+sensitivities+that%2C+in+novelty+as+well+as+intensity%2C+distinguish+them+from+the+general+population.++It+is+hypothesized+that+such+persons+will+exhibit+greater+susceptibility+to+a+range+of+environmental+factors+including+allergies%2C+migraine+headache%2C+chronic+pain+and+chronic+fatigue.++Furthermore%2C+it+is+suggested+that+sensitive+individuals+will+report+a+higher+than+average+degree+of+psi+perception+as+well+as+apparent+electromagnetic+influence.++Through+a+54-item+survey+designed+by+the+author%2C+the+following+issues+are+evaluated%3A+the+extent+to+which+persons+who+describe+themselves+as+%E2%80%98sensitive%E2%80%99+appear+to+be+affected+by+such+factors%3B+whether+their+immediate+family+members+may+be+similarly+affected%3B+to+what+extent+environmental+sensitivity+parallels+apparitional+experience%3B+and+how+such+findings+compare+or+contrast+with+questions+asked+of+a+control+group.++Based+on+both+the+literature+and+the+survey+results%2C+the+author+argues+that+sensitivity+is+a+bona+fide+neurobiological+phenomenon.++While+no+single+factor+in+a+person's+background+is+likely+to+distinguish+him%2Fher+as+%E2%80%98sensitive%2C%E2%80%99+eight+demographic+or+personality+factors+are+found+to+be+statistically+significant.++If+further+studies+were+to+document+similar+results%2C+a+more+tangible+basis+would+be+provided+for+the+study+of+apparitional+experience+than+has+been+possible+to+date.+&rft.publisher=Society+for+Psychical+Research&rft.contributor=Roe+Ph.D.%2C+Christopher&rft.date=2006-01&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4846%2F1%2FEnviron_Sensitivity_Paper_-_in_JSPR.pdf&rft.format=other&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4846%2F2%2FEnvironmental_Sensitivity_Paper_-_final_in_JSPR.DOC&rft.identifier=++Jawer%2C+Michael++(2006)+Environmental+Sensitivity%3A+Inquiry+Into+a+Possible+Link+with+Apparitional+Experience.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4846%2F