What is the file draw problem in relation to paranormal research?
You mean the file drawer effect. Good question! I added a link below to help explain it. Basically, it means that positive results (those in favor of the paranormal) are reported more often in the literature while the negative results tend to go unreported, thus remaining in the “file drawer”. This creates a bias in the literature that does not accurately reflect the state of the research being conducted. This effect can happen in real science as well as in the paranormal literature. However, in my experience as a researcher and writer of published scientific journal articles, I have read many “we did this and it didn’t work” type papers, which have great value to other researchers. In contrast, paranormal researchers are working in a field that is doubted by many, especially scientists, and they have a vested interest to present only the research that supports the existence of the paranormal. The file drawer effect has been recognized as a major problem in the paranormal literature. T
