Magic and the mind
Subtitle: mechanisms, functions, and development of magical thinking and behavior
By: Eugene Subbotsky
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780195393873
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Magical reality; title: Children and magic; title: Verbal magical beliefs and children's everyday experience; title: Magical thinking and children's cognitive development; title: Beyond childhood; title: Culture and magical thinking; title: Magic and exploratory behavior; title: Magical thinking and imagination; title: Magic and human communication; title: Magical beliefs and psychological defense; title: Magical thinking and the mind; title: Magical thinking and beliefs across lifespan : a summary.