Despite the obvious phenomenological similarities between magical thinking and obsessive-compulsiveness, the relationship between them has been the subject of few empirical investigations in samples of children. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between a general epistemic stance towards magical causation and tendencies towards obsessive-compulsiveness in a non-clinical sample...

The idea of the magical number seven has been with us for over 40 years now. During this time, it has been studied extensively by both psychologists and other sensory scientists. One might be skeptical about any new results and ask ‘‘What more possibly can we say about this topic?’’ However, in this paper, an attempt is made to refine the interpretation of the magical number by demonstrating th...

The third-year of service activities (2021) at the Komunitas Sastra Darussalam were centered on training in writing local stories magical genre. has potential to maximize pesantren’s cultural background as basis for their writing, such through genre realism which is considered very close lives. Through and mentoring held by community team, it expected that they will ignite ability continue deve...

The article deals with the peculiarities of dialogue which occurred at turn 19th century between creative searches Surikov and newest modernist trends in Russia: from Symbolism artists World Art (known Russian as Mir Iskusstva) group Blue Rose (Golubaya Roza) circle to different stages avant-garde – Jack Diamonds (Bubnovy Valet) Suprematism. composition study is based on counterpoint two questi...

AbstrakRealisme magis merupakan karya sastra yang mengaburkan batas antara nalar dan luar nalar. Aliran ini tidak terlepas dari masyarakat Indonesia dengan masing-masing kepercayaan berkaitan magis/mistis unsur kebudayaan. Kajian dilakukan untuk menganalisis mendeskripsikan realisme terdapat pada naskah drama Kejahatan Membalas Dendam Idrus. Analisis berdasarkan penanda dipetakan oleh Wendy Bus...

Two experiments examined the possible link between magical thinking and creativity in preschool children. In Exp. 1, 4- and 6-yr.-old children were shown a film with either a magical or nonmagical theme. Results indicated that the mean scores of children shown the magical film was significantly higher than that of children watching the nonmagical film on the majority of subsequent creativity te...

OBJECTIVE To assess the evidence for a genetic basis to magic. DESIGN Literature review. SETTING Harry Potter novels of J K Rowling. PARTICIPANTS Muggles, witches, wizards, and squibs. INTERVENTIONS Limited. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Family and twin studies, magical ability, and specific magical skills. RESULTS Magic shows strong evidence of heritability, with familial aggregation and c...