The Science of Superstition

Zusatztext "Hood's treatise provides a much-needed counterbalance to hardcore skeptics by arguing that supersense! while not exactly grounded in rationality! ultimately gives our lives meaning." Informationen zum Autor BRUCE HOOD is the author of The Science of Superstition and is one of the leading international authorities on child development and supernatural thinking in adults. He has a PhD from the University of Cambridge and has been a faculty member at UCL and Harvard and was a visiting scientist at MIT. He is currently the chair of developmental psychology at Bristol University in England and director of the Bristol Cognitive Development Centre. Born in Toronto, he now lives in Bristol, England. Klappentext In The Science of Superstition , cognitive psychologist Bruce Hood examines the ways in which humans understand the supernatural, revealing what makes us believe in the unbelievable. *Previously published as SuperSense . Zusammenfassung “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.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce M. Hood
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.06.2010
• EAN: 9780061452659
• ISBN: 978-0-06-145265-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 205 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT: Supernatural (incl. Ghosts), PSYCHOLOGY: General, RELIGION: Meditations, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT: Parapsychology / General, PSYCHOLOGY: Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY: Developmental / General, PSYCHOLOGY: Developmental / Child, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT: General, PSYCHOLOGY: Developmental / Lifespan Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Gerontology