What do Kayla Harrison, Laura Unsworth, Michael Phelps, Matt Emmons. John Orozco, Stephanie Rice and Evelyn Stevens have in common? Superstitions and rituals!
Other news about SUPERSTITION: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=superstition
Research and publish the best content.
Get Started for FREE
Sign up with Facebook Sign up with X
I don't have a Facebook or a X account
Already have an account: Login
Science News
451.4K views |
+14 today
 Your new post is loading...
Your new post is loading...
Scoop.it!
Do you believe in magic? Matthew Hutson says you do. And it doesn’t make you stupid or crazy. Articles about NEUROSCIENCE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=neuroscience 
Scoop.it!
“Magical thinking” offers psychological benefits that logic and science can’t always provide: namely, a sense of control and a sense of meaning. Articles about PSYCHOLOGY: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=psychology
|
Scoop.it!
Matthew Hutson, author of The Seven Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane, argues that superstition has been so evolutionarily advantageous to our species that our brains are hardwired to persist in irrational beliefs against all evidence to the contrary. More on SUPERSTITION: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?q=superstition
Scoop.it!
In one study led by the psychologist Lysann Damisch of the University of Cologne, subjects were handed a golf ball, and half of them were told that the ball had been lucky so far. Those subjects with a “lucky” ball drained 35 percent more golf putts than those with a “regular” ball.
|
