The Science of Superstition
How the Developing Brain Creates Supernatural Beliefs
Published on 29. June 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-06-145265-9 (ISBN)
Description
In The Science of Superstition, cognitive psychologist Bruce Hood examines the ways in which humans understand the supernatural, revealing what makes us believe in the unbelievable.
*Previously published as SuperSense.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Figures; Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
247 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-145265-9 (9780061452659)
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06/2010
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04/2009
1st Edition
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Person
BRUCE HOOD is the author of The Science of Superstition and is one of the leading international authorities on child development and supernatural thinking in adults. He has a PhD from the University of Cambridge and has been a faculty member at UCL and Harvard and was a visiting scientist at MIT. He is currently the chair of developmental psychology at Bristol University in England and director of the Bristol Cognitive Development Centre. Born in Toronto, he now lives in Bristol, England.