Sofia Notices That Her Friends Engage in Superstitious Behavior, Like

question 81

Essay

Sofia notices that her friends engage in superstitious behavior, like knocking on wood for good luck and wearing "lucky" clothes on important days. To investigate the usefulness of such behavior, she conducts an extensive literature review to find relevant data in a number of common superstitions. Imagine the results she found were as follows:
Knocking on wood: t(51) = 4.12, p = .45, d = .24
Throwing salt over the shoulder: t(73) = 0.05, p = .87, d = .17
Avoiding black cats: t(62) = 6.96, p = .12, d = .33
Please compare and contrast these findings to draw conclusions about each superstition under investigation.

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