Individuals who lack control seek to find and impose order in the world through superstition, rituals and conspiratorial explanations, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin and published in Science.
Read coverage of research in Newsweek.
Read a discussion in the New York Times.
The research was done by lead author Jennifer Whitson, an [...]
Whitson in Science: Loss of Control Behind Superstitions, Rituals, Conspiracy Theories
October 2nd, 2008 · Filed under: Faculty News · McCombs in the Media · Research · Top Stories
Posted by Rob Meyer
Tags: · Jennifer Whitson, Management, McCombs School, Science magazine
