The BEST Explanation of Why the Hall-Of-Fame Baseball Player Wade

question 14

Multiple Choice

The BEST explanation of why the Hall-of-Fame baseball player Wade Boggs engaged in so many superstitious behaviors before and during a game is that he:

• A) was a very religious person and so was more prone to hold superstitious beliefs and engage in superstitious rituals.
• B) had a tendency to be obsessive-compulsive and, therefore, his psychological condition made him prone to superstitious rituals.
• C) followed superstitious rituals that may have helped him make his time at bat seem less risky and more predictable.
• D) grew up in a family that believed in many superstitions, and so from a young age he learned to be superstitious.

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