APA Dictionary of Psychology
sixth sense
- in general language, an intuition or instinct that enables a person to make a correct judgment or decision without conscious use of the five senses or normal cognitive processes.
- in parapsychology, the ostensible sensory modality responsible for mediating the phenomena of extrasensory perception (ESP). Some consider the term to be a synonym for ESP. See psi.
Updated on 04/19/2018
ADVERTISEMENT
Word of the Day
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT