The dark side of meaning-making: How social exclusion leads to superstitious thinking

By Damaris Graeupner, A. Coman. 2017

122 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Literature and Literary Theory, Social Psychology

View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/b8d401328e68bf41c70039c8fb653e3dd8e7f5a8

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In Literature and Literary Theory

1. Robbie M. Sutton
2. Karen M. Douglas
3. A. Cichocka
4. R. Imhoff
5. P. Lamberty

In Social Psychology

1. Robbie M. Sutton
2. Karen M. Douglas
3. A. Cichocka

Citations in the corpus

• The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories (2017, background): “Experimental results suggest that experiences of ostracism cause people to believe in superstitions and conspiracy theories, apparently as part of an effort to make sense of their experience (Graeupner & Coman, 2017).”