The effect of superstitious belief on performance following an unsolvable problem
The effect of superstitious belief on performance following an unsolvable problem
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DOI：
10.1016/s0191-8869(98)00209-8
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发表时间：
1999-06-01
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Dudley, RT
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作者：
Dudley, RT
两个实验研究的假设，即性能不受影响的情况下，不可控的迷信信念时，调用。在实验1中，大学生在暴露于可解或不可解的字谜后进行字谜任务。使用Tobacyk（1988）修订的超自然信仰量表评估迷信信仰水平。迷信水平高的学生在解答难解问题时比迷信水平低的学生解答出更多的字谜。在实验2中，迷信的信念水平进行评估之前和之后的解决方案或无法解决的难题。报告的迷信水平增加暴露于无法解决的问题，但不能解决的问题。这些研究支持这样一个假设，即参与者在不可控的情况下会产生迷信，这可能会阻止或中断随后的表现障碍。(C)1999 Elsevier Science Ltd.保留所有权利。
Two experiments investigated the hypothesis that performance is not impaired following instances of uncontrollability when superstitious beliefs are invoked. In Experiment 1, undergraduates worked on an anagrams task following exposure to either a solvable or unsolvable word puzzle. Level of superstitious belief was assessed using Tobacyk's (1988) revised Paranormal Belief Scale. Following the unsolvable problem, students with a high level of superstitious belief solved more anagrams than students with a low level of superstitious belief. In Experiment 2, level of superstitious belief was assessed both before and after working on a solvable or unsolvable puzzle. Reported level of superstitious belief increased following exposure to unsolvable, but not solvable problems. These studies support the hypothesis that participants invoke superstitious beliefs during instances of uncontrollability, which may prevent or interrupt subsequent performance impairment. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.