APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Mentalizing, Prayer, and the Presence of God: The Effect of Theory of Mind
- Laird Edman
Northwestern College - Chris Sietstra
Northwestern College - Corey Kundert
Northwestern College - Riley Harder
Northwestern College - Molly Townsend
Northwestern College - Rebekah Muilenburg
Northwestern College
Abstract
Mentalizing, the ability to represent and reason about other minds, may be pertinent to an individual’s tendency to have an experience of the presence of god while they pray. This hypothesis was tested in 4 cross-cultural studies with over 500 participants and is partially supported by the data.
Religion
