The Psychology of Superstition (Signed) by Gustav Jahoda (1969 Hardcover) VG Con

Description: The Psychology of Superstition By Gustav Jahoda Hardcover: 158 Pages — Publisher: Jason Aronson; 1st Edition (1969) "Jahoda looks at our own everyday psychology. Why is it that we touch wood and cross our fingers? Why are we superstitious thinkers? It’s a very early but very important treatise on that topic.” - Richard Wiseman, Psychologist The Psychology of Superstition is a relatively compact and comprehensive introduction to this topic. It covers the difficulty in defining superstition as compared to similar phenomena, then arrives at a fairly sensible working definition. Individual chapters take us through the topics of the unconscious, conditioned responses, society, uncertainty, and different modes of thinking in their relevance to forming and perpetuating superstitions. Examples of superstition that occur in the book range from ghosts and witches, behavioral acts such as not stepping on cracks between pavement tiles, knocking on wood, and fears of breaking mirrors or spilling salt, among more exotic rituals. Overall, this is a good introduction that is easy to read, brief, and covers a lot of material. Condition: VERY GOOD. Used - Very Good. First Edition. Hardback with Dust Jacket. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 158. Original publisher's brown cloth over cream boards, lettered gilt at the spine. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper to the folklorist, Venetia Newall, "To Miss Venetia Newall, with the compliments of Gustav Jahoda." Fine in slightly used, very good dust jacket, with slight edge wear and slight rubbing at spine ends. Payment: Credit, Debit, and gift cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and PayPal Credit. If you are bidding on multiple items and/or need more than 7 days to complete payment, please be sure to contact me. I gladly combine shipments of two or more items. Combined shipping is best facilitated by contacting me before payment. If an item remains unpaid for 7 days, I begin the Unpaid Item process with eBay to recover my eBay fees, will relist the item, and an unpaid item ding will be recorded on the non-paying bidder's/buyer's Ebay account. Shipping: If an Ebay Store listing or auction features free shipping, there is no shipping cost to the buyer. Otherwise, Buyer pays shipping. Please Note: Sellers are not responsible for service transit time. This information is provided by the carrier (i.e., US Postal Service) and excludes weekends and holidays. Carrier's transit times can vary considerably during peak periods. Therefore, I make no guarantees about transit times (despite Ebay's promises), but I will put your package into the carrier's system in one business day. Please note: I do not ship on Saturdays or Sundays, as my local post office is closed on weekends. Items purchased after 12:00 p.m. on Friday, on Saturday, or on Sunday will be shipped the following Monday. Feedback: I leave positive feedback for all of my customers who pay on time and leave me positive feedback. As soon as I receive your feedback, I will leave feedback for you. *** Buyers, please note: shipment times may be longer than quoted by Ebay due to pressures currently effecting delivery systems (pandemic). Thank you for your patience!***

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