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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

What’s in a Ritual? Examining the Impact of Ritual Features and Framing on Perceptions of Efficacy

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Cognitive

  • Taylor McDonald
    Texas State University
  • Isabel Clark
    Texas State University
  • Jordan LaBouff
    University of Maine
  • Cindel White
    University of British Columbia
  • Kathleen Corriveau
    Boston University
  • Kurt Gray
    University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
  • Jennifer Clegg
    Texas State University

Abstract

Certain features of rituals may be linked to higher levels of perceived efficacy. The goal of this study was to examine whether (1) including an object and (2) framing the rituals as coming from a cultural context familiar or unfamiliar to participants, affects their perceived.

Cultural