POSITIVE ASSOCIATIONS AMONG DICHOTIC-LISTENING ERRORS, COMPLEX PARTIAL EPILEPTIC-LIKE SIGNS, AND PARANORMAL BELIEFS

The numbers of complex partial epileptic-like signs were moderately (r s = .50) associated with strength of paranormal beliefs but not conser vative (religious) beliefs in a population of young males and females (13 to 20 years). Dichotic listening errors were also significantly co rrelated with both complex partial epileptic-like signs and paranormal , but not conservative, beliefs; the females demonstrated the stronges t intercorrelations (rs between .54 and .63). These results support th e hypotheses that dichotic Listening eri-ors reflect a continuum of co mplex partial epileptic phenomenology in the normal population and thi s process encourages the acquisition of paranormal but not traditional beliefs.