The Psychology of Superstitions

# Knock on Wood! The Psychology Behind Our Quirkiest Superstitions Ever found yourself crossing your fingers

for good luck, avoiding walking under a ladder, or maybe even throwing salt over your shoulder?

We all have these little rituals, these beliefs in things that don't quite make logical

sense. They pop up in everyday life, sometimes just for fun,

sometimes when we're genuinely hoping for a good outcome or trying to avoid a bad one.

We call them superstitions, and they've been around for thousands of years, in every culture

imaginable. But have you ever stopped to wonder why we have superstitions? What is it about

the human mind that makes us believe that knocking on a piece of wood can somehow stop