ON THE EXISTENCE OF SUPERNATURAL BEINGS
Submitted in Partial Fulfilment
Of Requirements in
FIELD METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY to Prof. Marshaley Baquiano Ph.D.
Submitted by:
Romero, Rama Lo
Tabanar, Bea Sharmaine
Caigoy, Denise
Baello, Mary Antonette
Placer, Elecca
Introduction
There is a tough discussion on whether supernatural beings exist or not. Furthermore, it is difficult to consider the truth about these beings without solid evidences so we the researchers who are concerned of rich Filipino culture and traditional beliefs want to be enlightened about the existence of these supernatural creatures and explore the unexplained phenomena behind it.
Supernatural beings are incorporeal or unreal beings believed to have powers to affect the course of human events.To measure the people’s beliefs of supernatural beings, this study came up with the research question which states that “Do Filipinos still believe in supernatural beings? Amidst today’s evident social media innovations, do people continue to believe that supernatural beings still exist and do they still encounter those evil entities and perform practices against it?
Methodology
Participants
A total of six participants took part in our Focus Group Discussions. They were composed of college students in different year levels and different course programs of UPV.
The Focus Group Discussion happened last August 23, 2013 at Barangay Sapa, Miag-ao and it started at 2:45 PM and ended at 3:44 PM. The moderator who facilitated in the discussion was Rama Lo Romero.
Questions
1.) For you, what is a “supernatural being”?
2.) Do you know any example of a supernatural being?
3.) Where did your ideas of these supernatural beings come from?
4.) Have you had any experiences or encounters of these beings?
5.) (If yes) –What was your experience?
How/ what did you feel when you had these/ this encounter/s?
6.) Do you believe that what you had experienced was real? Why?