James Charles Crumbaugh (1912-2001) was an American psychologist and parapsychologist.
Crumbaugh was born in Terrell, Texas. He became interested in parapsychology starting in 1938 which led to a Master's thesis. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas in 1953.Fabry, Joseph B.; Bulka, Reuven P.; Sahakian, William S. (1979). Logotherapy in Action. J. Aronson. p. 363
Crumbaugh who worked with the Parapsychology Foundation, carried out experiments into extrasensory perception.James Charles Crumbaugh. Pleasants, Helene. (1964) Biographical Dictionary of Parapsychology with Directory and Glossary 1946-1996. Garrett Publications However, his results were negative. After thousands of card runs he failed to duplicate the results of Joseph Banks Rhine.Alcock, James. (1981). Parapsychology-Science Or Magic?: A Psychological Perspective. Pergamon Press. 136. Hines, Terence. (2003). Pseudoscience and the Paranormal. Prometheus Books. p. 117.
Publications Logotherapy: New Help for Problem Drinkers with William Martin Wood, William Chadwick Wood (1980) Everything to Gain: A Guide to Self-Fulfillment Through Logoanalysis (1988) A Primer of Projective Techniques of Psychological Assessment (1989) Crumbaugh, James Charles. (1966). A Scientific Critique of Parapsychology. International Journal of Neuropsychiatry 5: 521–29.
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