33. Bachrach, Arthur J. "An Experimental Approach to Superstitious Behavior." Journal of American Folklore 75 (295), 1962: 1-9.

A silly proposal by a psychologist that the tenets of Skinnerian behaviorism might profitably be applied to "superstitious" behavior (e.g., magic, rituals, etc.) Superstition seems to mean ignorance of intervening variables as found in pigeons [and behaviorists].

Return to indexesReturn to Indexes