The Applied Cognitive Psychology of Attention: A Step Closer to Understanding Magic Tricks

Summary Drawing on psychological science, magic provides a unique perspective on applied cognition. Only sparse systematic research, however, documents the thought processes associated with viewing magic tricks. With responses from over 1000 participants, here, we show how individuals construe a cla...

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Published in:Applied cognitive psychology 2012-07, Vol.26 (4), p.541-549
Main Authors: Demacheva, Irina, Ladouceur, Martin, Steinberg, Ellis, Pogossova, Galina, Raz, Amir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activity levels. Psychomotricity
Applied psychology
Attention
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive psychology
Disappearance
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Magic & magicians
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Vigilance. Attention. Sleep
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