Have there been any studies that have compared the average IQ of superstitious people vs. the average IQ of non-superstitious people?
2006-06-05 16:36:42 · 3 answers · asked by introversive_guy 3 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Yes it is:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=superstitiousness
2006-06-05 16:39:13 · update #1
Is this database available online?
2006-06-05 17:05:09 · update #2
I looked this up in a psychology database and one of the studies I found concluded that there was little or no relationship between intelligence and belief in superstitions. It was an old study (1931) and I could not find any more recent ones. I find the result somewhat surprising, as intelligent people tend to be more educated, and so I would think they would be less superstitious. On the other hand, superstitious beliefs are usually motivated by emotional needs, rather than intellectual ones, so I suppose even intelligent people might endorse unfounded beliefs that meet their needs, e.g. the need to believe that we live in a just world and that events occur for a reason rather than just happening randomly.
2006-06-05 16:57:54 · answer #1 · answered by agentofchaos 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
um.. is superstitiousness a word? what's your IQ?
2006-06-05 16:38:35 · answer #2 · answered by happypanda03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think so
2006-06-05 16:41:06 · answer #3 · answered by wonderwoman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋