A study finds that 7- to 9-year-old children that have an idea/concept of a supernatural force are more likely to allow a “sign” to influence their behavior. Children in this age group who do not have an idea/concept of a supernatural force do not interpret “signs” as such.
For younger children, the knowledge of a supernatural force does not influence behavior when a “sign” is given.
I’m not thrilled about the author’s ADD quip, but the study is interesting nonetheless.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=signs-signs-everywhere-signs-seeing-2011-03-13
