Rozin, Paul; Grant, Heidi; Weinberg, Stephanie; Parker, … - In: Judgment and Decision Making 2 (2007) August, pp. 217-224
Most American respondents give ``irrational,'' magical responses in a variety of situations that exemplify the sympathetic magical laws of similarity and contagion. In most of these cases, respondents are aware that their responses (usually rejections, as of fudge crafted to look like dog feces,...