关键词: 迷信, 超自然信念, 迷信信念, 迷信行为

Abstract: Superstition has been a hot research topic of western psychology circle all the while, but few Chinese psychological researchers have give enough value to it. This article domestic the superstition researches of home and intonation and tallied up the shortage of present superstition researches from 3 factors of superstition, such as: the definition, theories and the impact. First of all, so far, the definition of superstitious hasn’t been unifying. Secondly, there is a long way, which makes the theories of the superstition perfectly. What’s more, the result of the superstition research to the influencing factors, and the superstition scales of reliability, validity and applicability of cultural need a more deeply examination. We should peruse the superstition content, explore the measuring scales and positive study in the future research

Key words: superstition, paranormal belief, superstitious belief, superstitious behavior