Attitudes and Abracadabra: How Do Skeptical, Superstitious, and Paranormal Beliefs Predict Enjoying Performance Magic?

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Empirical Studies of the Arts Pub Date : 2024-10-17 DOI:10.1177/02762374241291482

Paul J. Silvia, Sara J. Crasson, Gil Greengross, Maciej Karwowski, Rebekah M. Rodriguez-Boerwinkle

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The growing psychology of magic field explores how spectators understand, appreciate, and experience this ancient performing art. The present research explored how skeptical, superstitious, and paranormal beliefs predict the enjoyment of magic. A sample of American adults ( n = 292) completed a measure of magic attitudes (the Loathing of Legerdemain Scale) along with many measures of (1) skeptical and rational beliefs (e.g., critical thinking and trust in science), and (2) superstitious and paranormal beliefs (e.g., luck, conspiracy theories, and paranormal topics like astrology, psi, witchcraft, and spiritualism). Random forests identified the most important unique predictors of magic attitudes within this large, intercorrelated predictor set. Consistent with past research and with magicians’ experiences, enjoying magic was marked by seemingly opposing clusters of beliefs—one marked by higher critical thinking, and another marked by higher superstitious and paranormal beliefs—highlighting the variety of psychological underpinnings for the enjoyment of magic.

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态度与 Abracadabra：怀疑、迷信和超自然信仰如何预测享受魔术表演的程度？

魔术心理学领域正在不断发展，探索观众如何理解、欣赏和体验这一古老的表演艺术。本研究探讨了怀疑、迷信和超自然信仰如何影响魔术的欣赏。一个美国成年人样本（n = 292）完成了一项关于魔术态度的测量（厌魔术量表），以及许多关于（1）怀疑和理性信仰（如批判性思维和对科学的信任）和（2）迷信和超自然信仰（如运气、阴谋论和超自然话题，如占星术、超心理学、巫术和灵异主义）的测量。随机森林在这个庞大的、相互关联的预测集合中识别出了最重要的、独特的魔法态度预测因子。与过去的研究和魔术师的经验一致，享受魔术的特点是看似对立的信仰集群--一个是较高的批判性思维，另一个是较高的迷信和超自然信仰--突出了享受魔术的各种心理基础。

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期刊介绍： Empirical Studies of the Arts (ART) aims to be an interdisciplinary forum for theoretical and empirical studies of aesthetics, creativity, and all of the arts. It spans anthropological, psychological, neuroscientific, semiotic, and sociological studies of the creation, perception, and appreciation of literary, musical, visual and other art forms. Whether you are an active researcher or an interested bystander, Empirical Studies of the Arts keeps you up to date on the latest trends in scientific studies of the arts.