APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Relationship-Involved Events Evoke More Supernatural Explanations: The Role of Responsibilism
- Shiyun Cao
University of Chicago - Thomas Talhelm
University of Chicago - Joshua Jackson
University of Chicago
Abstract
To explore the perception of supernatural power as an epistemic source, we conducted an online experiment involving 170 participants from Denmark and South Africa. We proposed collectivism to explain the cross-cultural differences, and found relationship elements in narratives and personal emphasis on relationships might contribute to supernatural explanation instrumentality.
Cultural Diversity