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Prayer Cognition

Prayer Cognition is a theoretical construct within religious cognition that specifically accounts for the mental processes and representational mechanisms involved in the formulation, interpretation, and reception of prayer as intentional communication with a divine agent.

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2.2K

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81

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43

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2017–2026

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Publications

39

Highly religious participants recruit areas of social cognition in personal prayer

Uffe Schjoedt, Hans Stødkilde‐Jørgensen, Armin W. Geertz et al. · Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience · 2009 · 307 citations · Full text

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Inward, Outward, and Upward: Cognitive Aspects of Prayer

Kevin L. Ladd, Bernard Spilka · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 2002 · 158 citations

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Religious Cognitions and Use of Prayer in Health and Illness

Lucille B. Bearon, Harold G. Koenig · The Gerontologist · 1990 · 143 citations

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The psychology of prayer: a scientific approach

Choice Reviews Online · 2013 · 123 citations

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How Ordinary Cognition Informs Petitionary Prayer

Justin L. Barrett · Journal of Cognition and Culture · 2001 · 104 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. TM
    T. M. Luhrmann

    Stanford University, United States

    2 publications · 155 citations

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  2. NK
    Neal Krause

    University of Michigan, United States

    2 publications · 154 citations

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  3. KL
    Kevin L. Ladd

    Indiana University South Bend, United States

    2 publications · 251 citations

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  4. AW
    Armin W. Geertz

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    2 publications · 344 citations

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  5. AR
    Andreas Roepstorff

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    2 publications · 344 citations

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Institutions

43

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    308 citations

  2. Indiana University

    Bloomington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    251 citations

  3. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    247 citations

  4. University of Denver

    Denver, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    251 citations

  5. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. Baylor University

    Waco, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    100 citations

  7. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    184 citations

  8. Masaryk University

    Brno, Czechia

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    237 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Cognition and Culture

    4 publications · 278 citations

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  2. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 3 publications · 272 citations

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  3. Journal of Religion and Health

    2 publications · 94 citations

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  4. Review of Religious Research

    2 publications · 51 citations

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  5. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

    2 publications · 44 citations

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