Posts by NACI MOCAN

ROSE JACOBS | JAN 16, 2018 SECTIONS BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE ECONOMICS Superstition can affect people’s decision-making in a variety of ways, research shows. Association with a lucky number can alter the price of an apartment, for instance, or drive short-term inflation in a stock’s price. But superstition’s sway over our lives doesn’t stop with discreet choices.…

Those born in a Year of the Dragon are more likely than others to obtain a bachelor’s degree or higher — because parents invest more in them. Is a child born in a certain zodiac year really destined to have more good fortune and success in life than a child born in another year? Many parents in…

Study of ‘dragon children’ in China shows superstition-boosted parental expectations can translate into academic success A new study finds that parents of children born in the year of the dragon ‘invest more heavily in their children in terms of time and money.’ PHOTO: KATHY WILLENS/ASSOCIATED PRESS By Ben Leubsdorf Oct 10, 2017 10:46 am ET…

SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY Gwynn Guilford September 10, 2017 In JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series, children at the wizard boarding school Hogwarts are assigned to one of four houses—each with its own distinct character. This is done by the Sorting Hat, a sentient headpiece that plumbs the psyches of new students to deduce whether they are at…

Corriere dell’Alto Adige · 6 Sep 2017 · di Mirco Tonin © RIPRODUZIONE RISERVATA @mircotonin Con l’inizio dell’anno scolastico ritornano in primo piano temi importanti come il reclutamento dei docenti, le materie, i metodi di insegnamento e l’adeguatezza delle strutture. Si parla poco di un fattore forse meno tangibile, ma non trascurabile: le aspettative riguardo…

Daily chart A recent study suggests a self-fulfilling prophecy could be at work Graphic detail > Sep 4th 2017 | by THE DATA TEAM DRAGONS have long been revered in Chinese culture. As a result, children born in the dragon years (or “dragon children”) of the zodiac calendar are thought to be destined for success…

NURTURE NOT NATURE By Isabella Steger Augus 30, 2017 Instead, the apparent success of these “dragon children” comes down to a lot of nurturing, according to two researchers at Louisiana State University (LSU) who studied the academic performance of people born in the year of the dragon in China. Due to the superstition that those…