Description
"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.
Author: Bruce M. Hood
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 06/29/2010
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.34w x 0.78d
ISBN13: 9780061452659
ISBN10: 0061452653
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Supernatural (Incl. Ghosts)
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Parapsychology | General