McGill University BSc (Honours Physics) McMaster University PhD
Spouse
Karen Hanley
Awards
May 15, 2004 awarded CSICOP's In Praise of Reason Award
Scientific career
Fields
Social Psychology; Psychology of Belief; Psychotherapy
Institutions
York University
James E. Alcock (born 24 December 1942) is Professor emeritus (Psychology) at York University (Canada).[1] Alcock is a noted critic of parapsychology and a Fellow and Member of the Executive Council for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.[2] He is a member of the Editorial Board of The Skeptical Inquirer,[3] and a frequent contributor to the magazine. He has also been a columnist for Humanist Perspectives Magazine.[4] In 1999, a panel of skeptics named him among the two dozen most outstanding skeptics of the 20th century.[5] In May 2004, CSICOP awarded Alcock CSI's highest honor, the In Praise of Reason Award.[6] The author of several books and peer reviewed journal articles,[1] Alcock is also an amateur magician and a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians.[7]
Each of the faculty of 2012's Skeptic's Toolbox is presented by long-time attendees Carl and Ben Baumgartner, with a Honorary In The Trenches Award. Ray Hyman, Lindsay Beyerstein, James Alcock, Harriet Hall and Loren Pankratz[8]
^ ab"York University Faculty Page". 8 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
^Frazier, Kendrick; Barry Karr (January–February 2011). "CSI (COP) Renews and Expands Executive Council, Plans for Future Activities". Skeptical Inquirer. 35 (1). Committee for Skeptical Inquiry: 5.
^"World Skeptics Congress 2004: James Alcock". CICAP. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
^"Index". Humanist Perspectives. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
^"Skeptical Inquirer Names the Ten Outstanding Skeptics of the Century" (Press release). Skeptical Inquirer magazine. 14 December 1999. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
^Caeddert, John (September–October 2004). "News and Comment". Skeptical Inquirer. 28 (5): 6.
^"Skeptic Toolbox Interviews Pt 1". YouTube. 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
^"Skeptic's Toolbox Awards – 2". YouTube. 12 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
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telepathy at Maimonides. However, JamesAlcock noted that their review was based on "extreme messiness" of data. Alcock concluded the dream telepathy experiments...
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"psychic powers" to perform acts such as spoon bending. According to JamesAlcock, at a meeting where Randi was duplicating the performances of Uri Geller...
staff who served in the 1960s: Frank Klein, Andrew "Moo Moo" Sciambra, JamesAlcock, Louis Ivon, D'Alton Williams, Alvin Oser, and Numa Bertel. He also cites...
afterlife is flawed, both logically and empirically. The psychologist JamesAlcock has noted that Moody "...appears to ignore a great deal of the scientific...
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January 2011). "Response to Alcock's "Back from the Future: Comments on Bem"". Retrieved 31 January 2012. Alcock, James (6 January 2011). "Response to...
difficult to pronounce and so was changed to "CSICOP". According to JamesAlcock, it was never intended to be "Psi Cop", a nickname that some of the group's...
telepathy at Maimonides. However, JamesAlcock noted that their review was based on "extreme messiness" of data. Alcock concluded the dream telepathy experiments...
Barry Karr the highlight for him was watching James Randi in conversation with Ray Hyman, JamesAlcock and Ken Frazier "discussing the founding of CSICOP...
International Journal of Drug Policy. According to long-time friend JamesAlcock, Beyerstein once addressed the House of Commons Standing Committee on...
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criticisms of his methods, he was unable to find any high-scoring subjects. JamesAlcock notes, "Despite Rhine’s confidence that he had established the reality...
psychologist JamesAlcock what people hear in EVP recordings can best be explained by apophenia, cross-modulation or expectation and wishful thinking. Alcock concluded...
parapsychology, regardless of whether Rhine was personally involved. According to JamesAlcock, due to Rhine's errors, parapsychologists no longer utilize card-guessing...
Robert Alcock may refer to: Robert Alcock (MP) (died 1583), MP for Canterbury Robert James Michael Alcock (born 1936), RAF commander This disambiguation...
Rehabilitation Hospital; David Willey; Justin Tranz; Robert Bornstein; JamesAlcock; Eldon Taylor, self-help author; Tim Moore, professor of psychology at...
(January 6, 2011). "Response to Alcock's "Back from the Future: Comments on Bem"". Retrieved January 31, 2012. Alcock, James (January 6, 2011). "Response...
PEAR's trials, and was responsible for half of the total observed effect. JamesAlcock in a review mentioned various problems with the PEAR experiments such...
yet obtained against the existence of paranormal mental phenomena." JamesAlcock had cautioned the researchers against the wording of said statement....
telepathy at Maimonides. However, JamesAlcock noted that their review was based on "extreme messiness" of data. Alcock concluded the dream telepathy experiments...
with her — precautions that should have been taken." The psychologist JamesAlcock criticized the experiment for inadequate controls and questioned why...
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