“…Fluke, Webster, & Saucier, 2014). For instance, in recent work it was found that an external locus of control is associated with increased levels of superstition (Fluke et al, 2014). An external locus of control may enhance magical thinking, as belief in magic provides a mechanism to restore one's subjective feelings of control by deriving compensatory control from an external source, such as a deity, fate or karma (Kay, Gaucher, McGregor, & Nash, 2010).…”