Persistence of paranormal beliefs
42.9%, ghosts 41.7%, UFOs 40 S%, Bermuda Triangle 27 -I%, faith healing 25%. w~tchcraft 25%, superstitions 2545, extraorchary creatures 19.3%, crystals 13.0%, and Tarot cards 11.1%. As these data show, paranormal beliefs are strong and are similar to those reported over more than 20 years ago by Jahoda (1968). Furthermore, we were unable to find any factor which reliably predicted belief in the paranormal. This suggests that paranormal beliefs may more closely resemble religious conviction than conscious dec~s~on making. This would make paranormal beliefs highly resistant to change.