Books, Chapters and Monographs

In Press

French, C. C. (in press) Parapsychology in the new millennium: Reflections of a (relatively) moderate skeptic. In Coly, L. (ed.). A New Millennium in Parapsychology. New York: Parapsychology Foundation.

2007

French, C. C., & Santomauro, J. (2007). Something wicked this way comes: Causes and interpretations of sleep paralysis. In S. Della Sala (ed.). Tall Tales About the Mind and Brain: Separating Fact from Fiction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Pp. 380-398.

French, C. C., & Wilson, K. (2007). Cognitive factors underlying paranormal beliefs and experiences. In S. Della Sala (ed.). Tall Tales About the Mind and Brain: Separating Fact from Fiction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Pp. 3-22.

2005

French, C. C. (2005). Fantastic memories: The relevance of research into eyewitness testimony and false memories for reports of anomalous experiences. In R. Wiseman & C. Watt (eds.) The International Library of Psychology: Parapsychology. London: Ashgate Publishing. [Originally published in Journal of Consciousness Studies, 10, 153-174.]

French, C. C. (2005). Scepticism. In Henry, J. (ed.) Parapsychology: Research into Exceptional Experiences. London: Routledge. Pp. 80-89.

2004

French, C. C. (2004) Parapsychology. In A. Kuper and J. Kuper (eds.) The Social Science Encyclopaedia. Vol. 2. 3rd. ed. London: Routledge. Pp. 702-703.

2003

French, C. C. (2003). Fantastic memories: The relevance of research into eyewitness testimony and false memories for reports of anomalous experiences. In Alcock, J., Burns, J., & Freeman, A. (eds.), Psi Wars: Getting to Grips with the Paranormal. Exeter: Imprint Academic. [Originally published in Journal of Consciousness Studies, 10, 153-174.]

2002

Holden, K. J., & French, C. C. (2002). Alien abduction experiences: Clues from neuropsychology and neuropsychiatry. In Spence, S. A., & Halligan, P. W. (eds.) Pathologies of Body, Self and Space. Hove: Psychology Press. Pp. 163-178. [Reprinted from Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 7, 163-178.]

2001

French, C. C. (2001). Alien abductions. In Roberts, R., & Groome, D. (eds.). Parapsychology: The Science of Unusual Experience. London: Arnold. Pp. 102-116.

French, C. C. (2001). The placebo effect. In Roberts, R., & Groome, D. (eds.). Parapsychology: The Science of Unusual Experience. London: Arnold. Pp. 35-47.

French, C. C. (2001) Paranormal perception? A critical evaluation. London: Institute for Cultural Research. Monograph Series No. 42. [25 pp.]

1998

French, C. C., Fowler, M., McCarthy, K., & Peers, D. (1998) Belief in astrology: A test of the Barnum effect. In K. Frazier (ed.) Encounters with the Paranormal: Science, Knowledge and Belief. Amherst, NY: Prometheus. Pp. 212-220. [Updated version of article originally published in Skeptical Inquirer, 15(2), Winter 1991.]

1997

Dean, G. A., Nias, D. K. B., and French, C. C. (1997) Graphology, astrology and parapsychology. In H. Nyborg (ed.) The Scientific Study of Human Nature: Tribute to Hans J. Eysenck at Eighty. Oxford: Pergamon. Pp. 511-542.

1996

French, C. C. (1996) Psychic healing. In G. Stein (ed.) The Encyclopaedia of the Paranormal. Amherst, NY: Prometheus. Pp. 597-604.

French, C. C. (1996) Psychokinesis. In G. Stein (ed.) The Encyclopaedia of the Paranormal. Amherst, NY: Prometheus. Pp. 604-613.

French, C. C. (1996) Parapsychology. In A. Kuper and J. Kuper (eds.) The Social Science Encyclopaedia. 2nd. ed. London: Routledge. Pp. 586-587.