Margaret Mead Studied the Development of Magical Thinking in Traditional

question 78

Multiple Choice

Margaret Mead studied the development of magical thinking in traditional people in Papua New Guinea.She found that:

• A) children and adults commonly invoked magical thinking to explain events
• B) children were more likely than adults to invoke magical thinking
• C) adults were more likely than children to invoke magical thinking
• D) children and adults rarely invoked magical thinking to explain events

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