APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Theory of Mind, Mentalizing, and Personal Prayer: A Cross-Cultural Study

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Cognitive

  • Molly Townsend
    Northwestern College
  • Laird Edman
    Northwestern College

Abstract

Religious belief is typically based on the existence of an agentic supernatural being with its own mental states, which indicates a relationship between religiosity and ability to mentalize. The current study was conducted in Romania and examines this relationship through Theory of Mind and the experience of personal prayer.

Religion

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