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The Science of Superstition : How the Developing Brain Creates Supernatural Beliefs by Bruce MacFarlane Hood is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Science of Superstition : How the Developing Brain Creates Supernatural Beliefs about?
“In an account chock full of real-world examples reinforced by experimental research, Hood’s marvelous book is an important contribution to the psychological literature that is revealing the actuality of our very irrational human nature.” — Science In the vein of Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink, Mary Roach’s Spook, and Dan Ariely’s Predictably Irrational, The Science of Superstition uses hard science to explain pervasive irrational beliefs and behaviors: from the superstitious rituals of sports stars, to the depreciated value of houses where murders were committed, to the adoration of Elvis.
Who reads The Science of Superstition : How the Developing Brain Creates Supernatural Beliefs?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Bruce MacFarlane Hood
- Publisher
- HarperCollins; HarperOne
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780061452659
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Body Mind & Spirit, Fiction, Psychology
- Rating
- 3.74 / 5 (80 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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