Believing in Magic The Psychology of Superstition

Name: Believing in Magic The Psychology of Superstition
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ISBN: 9780195136340

ISBN-10: 0195136349

ISBN-13: 9780195136340

Edition: 2000

Authors: Stuart A. Vyse

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Although we live in a technologically advanced society, superstition is as widespread as it has ever been. Far from limited to athletes and actors, superstitious beliefs are common among people of all occupations and every educational and income level. Here, Stuart Vyse investigates our proclivity towards these irrational beliefs. Superstitions, he writes, are the natural result of several well-understood psychological processes, including our human sensitivity to coincidence, a penchant for developing rituals to fill time (to battle nerves, impatience, or both), our efforts to cope with uncertainty, the need for control, and more. Vyse examines current behaviou ral research to demonstrate…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/18/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 7.91" wide x 5.20" long x 0.31" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English




Believing in Magic



The Superstitious Person



Superstition and Coincidence



Superstitious Thinking



Growing Up Superstitious



Is Superstition Abnormal, Irrational, or Neither?



A Magical View of the World


Coda


Notes


References


Index