• DOI:10.2466/pr0.1974.35.1.567
Corpus ID: 144097942

Do's and dont's: An Informal Study of Some Prevailing Superstitions

@article{Blum1974DosAD,
  title={Do's and dont's: An Informal Study of Some Prevailing Superstitions},
  author={Stuart H. Blum and L. Blum},
  journal={Psychological Reports},
  year={1974},
  volume={35},
  pages={567 - 571}
}

Stuart H. Blum, L. Blum

Published 1974

Psychology

Psychological Reports

An informal study was conducted to demonstrate the prevalence and relationship to specific background variables of prevailing superstitions. A questionnaire containing 24 superstitious beliefs or practices was independently completed by 132 adults. Each superstition was rated as to whether it had strong, partial, or no influence for the individual, and a total score was obtained. The highest possible score was 48, and the range found in the sample was 0 to 46. The mean total superstition score… CONTINUE READING

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