Superstition predicts perception of illusory control

Superstitions are common, yet we have little understanding of the cognitive mechanisms that bring them about. This study used a laboratory‐based analogue for superstitious beliefs that involved people monitoring the relationship between undertaking an action (pressing a button) and an outcome occurr...

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Main Authors: Griffiths, O, Shehabi, N, Murphy, R, Le Pelley, M
Format: Journal article
Published: Wiley 2018