01345nam a2200277 a 4500 EDZ0000076176 StDuBDS 20150804193939.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 100513s2010 nyua fo 001|0 eng|d 9780199776979 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS BF1621 153.42 22 Subbotski�i, E. V. (Evgeni�i Vasil�evich) Magic and the mind [electronic resource] : mechanisms, functions, and development of magical thinking and behavior / Eugene Subbotsky. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 1 online resource (xiv, 202 p.) : ill. Subbotsky argues that the role of magical thinking in child development and in adult life should be reconsidered. In children, magical thinking is an important part of cognitive development. In adults, magical thinking assists individuals as they struggle with situations that are beyond rational control. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index. Magical thinking. Print version 9780195393873 Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195393873.001.0001 37953 37953