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Misfortune Attribution

Misfortune Attribution is a theoretical construct in the study of witchcraft beliefs that identifies the cognitive and social mechanism by which unexplained adverse events are assigned supernatural causes, particularly the malevolent actions of individuals suspected of witchcraft, thereby distinguishing it from naturalistic or accidental explanations of misfortune.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Explanations of poverty in Australian and American samples: The person, society, or fate?

N. T. Feather · Australian Journal of Psychology · 1974 · 172 citations

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Schadenfreude and the spread of political misfortune

Laura C. Crysel, Gregory D. Webster · PLoS ONE · 2018 · 68 citations · Full text

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Reflecting on schadenfreude: serious consequences of a misfortune for which one is not responsible diminish previously expressed schadenfreude; the role of immorality appraisals and moral emotions

Mariëtte Berndsen, N. T. Feather · Motivation and Emotion · 2016 · 22 citations

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The (possible) Cognitive Naturalness of Witchcraft Beliefs: An Exploration of the Existing Literature

Nora Parren · Journal of Cognition and Culture · 2017 · 13 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. NT
    N. T. Feather

    Flinders University, Australia

    2 publications · 194 citations

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  2. GD
    Gregory D. Webster

    University of Florida, United States

    1 publications · 68 citations

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  3. MB
    Mariëtte Berndsen

    Flinders University, Australia

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  4. LC
    Laura C. Crysel

    University of Florida, United States

    1 publications · 68 citations

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  5. NP
    Nora Parren

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Flinders University

    Adelaide, Australia

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    216 citations

  2. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    68 citations

  3. Lyon College

    Batesville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  4. Stetson University

    DeLand, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    68 citations

  5. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

    Villeurbanne, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

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Venues

  1. Australian Journal of Psychology

    AJP · 1 publications · 172 citations

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  2. Journal of Cognition and Culture

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  3. Motivation and Emotion

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  4. PLoS ONE

    1 publications · 68 citations

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