Ralph Hood

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthday

1942-07-18

Place of Birth

Denver, Colorado, USA

Ralph Hood

Biography

Ralph Wilbur Hood is an American professor of psychology at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. His "Mysticism scale," based on Walter Stace's distinction between "introverted" and "extroverted" mysticism, was developed in the 1970s, and is a well-known research instrument for mystical experiences. Hood is also well known for researching snake handling in the Appalachian Mountains.