Here is an interesting (short) article that has been making the rounds in the various psionics chat rooms. It is certainly very small sample size, so it is a proof of principle study rather than a conclusive one.

Study Suggests More People Willing to Believe in ESP When Told It's Been Scientifically Disproven
By Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com
Posted on April 20, 2010, Printed on April 24, 2010

http://www.alternet.org/module/printversion/146552

-- Jael