TYPES OF EXTRASENSORY PERCEPTION (ESP)

1.) Telepathy - direct transference of thought from one person (sender or agent) to
another (receiver or percipient) without using the usual sensory channels of
communication, hence a form of extrasensory perception (ESP). While the
existence of telepathy has not yet been proved, some parapsychological
research studies have produced favorable results using such techniques as card
guessing with a special deck of five sets of five cards. The agent may simply
think of a random order of the five card symbols while the percipient tries to think
of the order on which the agent is concentrating. In a general ESP test the
sender concentrates on the face of one card at a time while the receiver tries to
think of the symbol. Both subjects are, of course, separated by a screen or some
greater obstacle or distance. Scores significantly above chance are extremely
rare, particularly as testing methods have become more rigorous.
2.) Psychokinesis, also called Telekinesis, - in parapsychology, the action of mind
on matter, in which objects are caused to move or change as a result of mental
concentration upon them. The physical nature of psychokinetic (PK) effects
contrasts with the cognitive quality of extrasensory perception (ESP), the other
major grouping of parapsychological phenomena. Levitation is said to result from
powers of psychokinesis; such displays are common, though fraudulent, in
theatrical magic. In PK tests, the subject attempts by thinking or willing to
influence thrown dice, causing a certain die face to turn up or causing the die to
land in a certain area. Experimental results, as with other parapsychological
phenomena, have been inconclusive.
3.) Clairvoyance- (French: clear seeing) knowledge of information not necessarily
known to any other person, not obtained by ordinary channels of perceiving or
reasoningthus a form of extrasensory perception (ESP). Spiritualists also use
the term to mean seeing or hearing (clairaudience) the spirits of the dead that are
said to surround the living. Research in parapsychologysuch as testing a
subjects ability to predict the order of cards in a shuffled deckhas yet to
provide conclusive support for the existence of clairvoyance.
4.) Precognition- supernormal knowledge of future events, with emphasis not upon
mentally causing events to occur but upon predicting those the occurrence of
which the subject claims has already been determined. Like telepathy and

clairvoyance, precognition is said to operate without recourse to the normal

senses and thus to be a form of extrasensory perception (ESP).

5.) Retrocognition The term retrocognition refers to the knowledge of things that
have already happened. That doesn't sound too exciting until you add the words
"which could not be known by normal means". In many ways retrocognition is the
opposite of precognition and is sometimes called postcognition. Like
precognition, retrocognition is a psi ability that can take many forms. For
instance psychometry can be considered an application of retrocognition.
As with precognition, retrocognition can occur at many levels. At its simplest it's
simply a "feeling": recognizing a place, person or set of circumstances; somehow
"knowing" what happened in a certain situation. The common feeling of "deja vu"
could be a low level example of retrocognition. As always, skeptics often explain
such feelings as coincidence or information subconsciously gathered by ordinary
means.

6.) Psychometrics is the field of study concerned with the theory and technique
of psychological measurement, which includes the measurement of knowledge,
abilities, attitudes, and personality traits. The field is primarily concerned with the
study of differences between individuals. It involves two major research tasks,
namely: (I) the construction of instruments and procedures for measurement; and
(ii) the development and refinement of theoretical approaches to measurement.

The triangular theory of love

The triangular theory of love explains the topic of love in an interpersonal

relationship. Psychologist Robert Sternbergs theory describes types of love based
on three different scales: intimacy, passion, and commitment. It is important to
recognize that a relationship based on a single element is less likely to survive than
one based on two or more. Different stages and types of love can be explained as
different combinations of these three elements. For example, the relative emphasis
of each component changes over time as an adult romantic relationship develops.

1. Intimacy Which encompasses feelings of attachment, closeness,

connectedness, and boundedness.
2. Passion Which encompasses drives connected to both limerence and sexual
attraction.
3. Commitment Which encompasses, in the short term, the decision to remain
with another, and in the long term, plans made with that other.

TYPES OF LOVE

1) Liking in this case is not used in a trivial sense. Sternberg says that this intimate
liking characterizes true friendships, in which a person feels a bondedness, a
warmth, and a closeness with another but not intense passion or long-term
commitment.

2) Infatuated love is often what is felt as "love at first sight." But without the
intimacy and the commitment components of love, infatuated love may disappear
suddenly.

3) Empty love: Sometimes, a stronger love deteriorates into empty love, in which
the commitment remains, but the intimacy and passion have died. In cultures in
which arranged marriages are common, relationships often begin as empty love.

4) Romantic love: Romantic lovers are bonded emotionally (as in liking) and
physically through passionate arousal.

5) Companionate love is often found in marriages in which the passion has gone
out of the relationship, but a deep affection and commitment remain.
Companionate love is generally a personal relation you build with somebody you
share your life with, but with no sexual or physical desire. It is stronger than
friendship because of the extra element of commitment. The love ideally shared
between family members is a form of companionate love, as is the love between
deep friends or those who spend a lot of time together in any asexual but friendly
relationship.

6) Fatuous love can be exemplified by a whirlwind courtship and marriage in which

a commitment is motivated largely by passion, without the stabilizing influence of
intimacy.

7) Consummate love is the complete form of love, representing the ideal

relationship toward which many people strive but which apparently few achieve.
Sternberg cautions that maintaining a consummate love may be even harder
than achieving it. He stresses the importance of translating the components of
love into action. "Without expression," he warns, "even the greatest of loves can
die" Consummate love may not be permanent. For example, if passion is lost
over time, it may change into companionate love.

SOURCES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangular_theory_of_love
http://www.britannica.com/topic
http://www.hofstra.edu/pdf/community/slzctr/stdcsl/stdcsl_triangular.pdf
http://www.wyrdology.com/mind/psi/retrocognition.html
http://www.assessmentpsychology.com/psychometrics.htm