| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10457662 | Cognition | 2012 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Rituals pose a cognitive paradox: although widely used they are causally opaque. ⺠How is ritual efficacy evaluated without causal information? ⺠Four studies examined reasoning about Brazilian rituals called simpatias. ⺠Simpatias were designed experimentally using ecologically-valid content. ⺠Intuitive causal principles affect how ritual efficacy is evaluated.
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Authors
Cristine H. Legare, André L. Souza,