Superstitious Behavior and Response Stereotypy Prevent the Emergence of Efficient Rule-Governed Behavior in Humans

1998 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Pisacreta
Keyword(s):  
Superstitious Behavior ◽  
Rule Governed Behavior

Superstitious Behavior Questionnaire in Sport: A preliminary study

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Donti ◽  
C. Katsikas ◽  
N. A. Stavrou ◽  
M. Psychountaki
Keyword(s):  
Superstitious Behavior ◽  
Preliminary Study

The Dark-Side of Rule Governed Behavior

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 587-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
David McAuliffe ◽  
Sean Hughes ◽  
Dermot Barnes-Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Dark Side ◽  
Rule Governed Behavior

The Evolution of Language and Rule-Governed Behavior

2000 ◽  
pp. 49-69
Author(s):  
H. A. Chris Ninness ◽  
Glen McCuller ◽  
Liza Ozenne
Keyword(s):  
Evolution Of Language ◽  
Rule Governed Behavior

scholarly journals PSYCHO-SOCIAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO SUPERSTITIOUS BEHAVIOR: LITERATURE REVIEW

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 42-47
Author(s):  
Manasvi Shrivastav ◽  
Anuradha Kotnala
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Confidence Level ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
The Past ◽  
Superstitious Behavior ◽  
The World ◽  
People Today

Most superstition from the past have been proven by science as unnecessary, ineffective or just plain silly but are still practiced by normal intelligent people today. Around the world, there are many reappearing themes for superstition. Every country has its own localized take on each theme. In this article researcher reviews on previous researches. There is much different kind of researches in the field of superstition and there are different theories related to the origin of superstition. Superstition is influenced by different social and psychological factors. In this article those researches have been discussed which through light on social and psychological factors of superstition. Psychological factors like fear, locus of control, confidence level etc. and social factors such as locale, socio-economic status etc.

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