In Nigeria, almost every tribe has several superstitious beliefs which, tend to affect their day behavior. The current work investigated the relationship of such with personality traits in southeast geopolitical zone country [specifically Igbo land]. researchers used Big 5 Inventory (BFPI) and Culture Superstitious Belief Scale. internal consistency reliability ICSBS ranged from .30 .67. A tota...

Shum, Matthew, Sun, Wei, and Ye, Guangliang—Superstition and ‘‘lucky’’ apartments: Evidence from transaction-level data Using a sample of apartment transactions during 2004–2006 in Chengdu, China, we investigate the impact of superstitions in the Chinese real estate market. Numerology forms an important component of Chinese superstitious lore, with the numbers 8 and 6 signifying good luck, and ...

In this paper, the notion of superstitious learning is extended to encompass both causal ambiguity (Levit and March, 1988) and outcome ambiguity phenomena. I argue that superstitious learning is a particularly relevant problem in strategic events not only because causal linkages between actions and outcomes might be poorly inferred, but for the more basic reason that their performance outcomes ...

Across cultures, people try to "undo" bad luck with superstitious rituals such as knocking on wood, spitting, or throwing salt. We suggest that these rituals reduce the perceived likelihood of anticipated negative outcomes because they involve avoidant actions that exert force away from one's representation of self, which simulates the experience of pushing away bad luck. Five experiments test ...

The purpose of this study is to identify the influence superstitious beliefs on residential property buyer’s decision-making in Sri Lanka. Despite plethora research devoted affecting prices, limited studies are available discussing effects entire buyer process. Besides, no dedicated discuss issue pertaining Lankan market. Rooted Vastu, Almanac, and Islamic discipline, exist These beliefs, whole...

In the magical art of Steganography, there is nothing frivolous, nor contrary to the Gospels and the Catholic faith; nor have we taught superstitious beliefs. Everything is based on natural, lawful and honest principles; the mystery which veils the precepts of this art and the names of the spirits, requires a cultivated reader; to hide the secrets of this art, which could be harmful if made kno...

Family Loranthaceae is charactherized by parasitic nature of its species. Tribal people give importance to members of this family for their wild edible, medicinal values and withcraft and superstitious uses. In this connection, ethnobotanical survey among Mahadeokoli tribe was carried out in five districts namely Ahmadnagar, Nasik, Pune, Raigad and Thane. Information collected during field surv...