The Memorability of Supernatural Concepts: Some Puzzles and New Theoretical Directions
We evaluate the literature on the memorability of supernatural concepts (e.g., gods, ghosts, souls), itself part of a growing body of work in the emerging cognitive science of religion (Barrett, 2007). Specifically, we focus on Boyer’s (1994a, 2000, 2001) Minimally Counterintuitive (MCI) hypothesis...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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Journal of cognition and culture
Year: 2022, Volume: 22, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 90-135 |
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Memory
B Cultural Transmission B cognitive science of religion B minimally counterintuitive concepts |
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