Is God Really Watching You? A Response to Shariff and Norenzayan

Brandon Randolph-Seng, Michael E. Nielsen

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Abstract

Shariff and Norenzayan (2007) recently reported in the journal Psychological Science that covertly priming participants with “God concepts” increased prosocial behavior regardless of self-reported religiosity. They interpreted their data as supportive of ideomotor and supernatural watcher effects, with implications discussed in the context of religion facilitating the development of cooperative societies. However, methodological choices and theoretical ambiguities call into question these interpretations and implications.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalThe International Journal for the Psychology of Religion
Volume18
StatePublished - Jan 1 2008

Keywords

  • God concepts

DC Disciplines

  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Psychology

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