Joseph Banks Rhine

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An American researcher who studied ESP and whether the mind can move things

proper noun
/ˈdʒoʊzəf bæŋks raɪn/

: Joseph Banks Rhine

Joseph Banks Rhine conducted experiments that shaped the field of parapsychology.

Examples

The renowned parapsychologist Joseph Banks Rhine conducted groundbreaking experiments.
Books by Joseph Banks Rhine are frequently cited in studies on extrasensory perception.
Many still debate the methods used by Joseph Banks Rhine in his ESP research.
Did Joseph Banks Rhine really prove the existence of ESP?
Joseph Banks Rhine is regarded as a key figure in the study of extrasensory perception and psychokinesis.
The theories proposed by Joseph Banks Rhine continue to influence modern parapsychological research.
In his career, Joseph Banks Rhine published numerous papers that explored the phenomena of ESP.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Joseph + Banks + Rhine

This item is a proper name referring to a specific person; knowing the individual words 'Joseph', 'Banks', and 'Rhine' does not let a learner deduce the referent's identity, dates, or profession (parapsychologist). Personal names are arbitrary referents across languages and do not form a compositional meaning, so the expression is not derivable from its parts.

Etymology

Joseph Banks Rhine is the name of an American researcher who set up careful lab tests of 'extrasensory perception', called 'ESP'. Imagine him at a small table with special cards while people try to guess them, and that picture helps you remember him as the person who started modern experiments on psychic powers.