Paradoxically perhaps, openness to experience thus encompasses a rather diverse set of characteristics, some of which would seem to support disbelief in religion, whereas others seem to support mystical and spiritual ideas.
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What do Kayla Harrison, Laura Unsworth, Michael Phelps, Matt Emmons. John Orozco, Stephanie Rice and Evelyn Stevens have in common? Superstitions and rituals! Other news about SUPERSTITION: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=superstition 
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Do you believe in magic? Matthew Hutson says you do. And it doesn’t make you stupid or crazy. Articles about NEUROSCIENCE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=neuroscience
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“Magical thinking” offers psychological benefits that logic and science can’t always provide: namely, a sense of control and a sense of meaning. Articles about PSYCHOLOGY: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=psychology
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To date, little is known about the consequences and potential benefits of such superstitions. The present research closes this gap by demonstrating performance benefits of superstitions and identifying their underlying psychological mechanisms.
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The London Games are full of surprises: the queen’s grand entrance with 007, Japan’s victory over China in women’s volleyball, and what about those colorful strips of tape arranged in strange, hieroglyphic patterns on so many athletes’ bodies? Do they represent a new, cutting edge medical technology that boosts athletic performance by a minuscule but possibly critical margin, or are they just the latest fad in the sports world because magnetic bracelets are so 2008? While it’s clear that many athletes think the tape offers benefits, a scientific review of the data concludes otherwise.
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Matthew Hutson, author of The Seven Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane, argues that superstition has been so evolutionarily advantageous to our species that our brains are hardwired to persist in irrational beliefs against all evidence to the contrary. More on SUPERSTITION: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?q=superstition
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In one study led by the psychologist Lysann Damisch of the University of Cologne, subjects were handed a golf ball, and half of them were told that the ball had been lucky so far. Those subjects with a “lucky” ball drained 35 percent more golf putts than those with a “regular” ball.
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Chinese consumers pay too much for goods and services because of superstitions surrounding particular numbers, Binghamton University economist Zili Yang says. In a study published recently by The Journal of Socio-Economics, Yang reports that an aversion to the number 4, combined with a preference for the numbers 6 and 8, may translate into a “surcharge” of as much as 1.4 percent of China’s gross domestic product.
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