In this paper, we study some of the conditions under which " superstitious learning " phenomena (Levitt and March, 1988) become problematic in organizations, and we identify a set of boundary conditions for these effects. In particular, we argue that the tacit accumulation of experience might exacerbate the problem, but that the heterogeneity in the stock of prior experience, as well as more de...

Superstitions can be understood as a way of fixing beliefs – in the face of an ongoing lack of control – by involving effectively untestable explanations. The explanations are untestable only in part due to their content: related social attitudes and available empirical capabilities also play a vital role. Importantly, untestability does not entail the lack of meaning but, rather, frees the mea...

In this article, superstitions prevailing in India. attached to medicinal plants have been compiled. The author opines that there must be some rationale behind each of these superstitious practices which merits painstaking study to understand thm in the proper perspective.

1. The BHA is the principal organisation representing the interests of the large and growing population of ethically concerned but non-religious people living in the UK. It exists to support and represent people who seek to live good and responsible lives without religious or superstitious beliefs. It is committed to human rights and democracy, and has a long history of active engagement in wor...

Superstitious behaviours, which arise through the incorrect assignment of cause and effect, receive considerable attention in psychology and popular culture. Perhaps owing to their seeming irrationality, however, they receive little attention in evolutionary biology. Here we develop a simple model to define the condition under which natural selection will favour assigning causality between two ...

This study aims to cater the millennials' perceptions of Filipino Superstitious Beliefs and how they can affect one person's behavior performance. The investigated following questions: (1) What are reasons why chosen respondents believe in superstitions? (2) effects superstitions on lives millennials? (3) perspectives millennials nowadays some superstitious beliefs? (4) How beliefs person’s per...

The current research addresses the psychological benefits of superstitious rituals in top sport, examining the circumstances under which top-class sportspersons are especially committed to enacting rituals prior to a game (ritual commitment). Consistent with the hypotheses, findings revealed that ritual commitment is greater when (a) uncertainty is high rather than low; and (b) importance of th...