QUESTIONNAIRE
ON THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEFS BY INDIAN
STUDENTS AND ITS EFFECT ON DECISION MAKING
Part I: Profile of the Respondents
Direction: Place a check mark (√) or fill up the needed information on the black
spaces provided.
Name
(optional):___________________________________________________________
Address:
_________________________________________________________________
Age (specify): _______
Sex: ___ Male
___ Female
Course Religion: ___ Christian
___ BS Biology ___
Muslim
___ BS Psychology ___
Hindu
___ Others
Place of origin
___ South
India
___ North India
PART II: SUPERSTITION
Instructions:
Please put check marks (√) in a column you feel most nearly describe the following
statement in your own case now even though some statement may not exactly what
you are. There is no right or wrong answer and good or bad answer to these
statements.
1 – Never
2 – Rare
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEF
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HOW MUCH DO YOU BELIEVE
AND PRACTICE THE FOLLOWING SUPERSTIOUS BELIEFS
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Always believe
(5)
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Often Believe (4)
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Sometimes believe (3)
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Rarely believe
(2)
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Never believe (1)
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TRAVEL
If
a black cat crosses your path, then your tasks get delayed or postponed
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To
see a peacock before a journey is considered auspicious
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Sneezing
before going out means bad luck
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It
is believed lucky to witness cow chip, grains, paddy, cotton wool, hay or a
fresh married prior to beginning a journey.
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Tuesday is
believed to be not good to reach any body's home from a journey.
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DEATH
Dogs
howling in the night signal a death.
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if
4 or more lizards come towards you, it is a sign of upcoming death
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Bats
Entering The House Brings Death
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The
mourning family of a dead person should not cook food until burial of
the body
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After
a man's death, his widow should not wear colorful sarees or bindis on her
forehead
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Spilling
of boiling milk during, before, or after the wedding is consider to be a bad
omen
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MARRIAGE
It
is believed that if 3 lizards come towards you, it is sign of marriage
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A
newly married women steps her right leg first when she enter the her husband’s
house
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Rain
on the wedding day is believed to be a sign of fertility and wealth.
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Bride
Carries Knife after Engagement to avoid evil
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Thursday
has one lucky hour, just before sunrise, for birth
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BIRTH
A
baby born when the moon is rising will be a girl.
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Babies
born on Sunday cannot be harmed by evil spirits
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PART III
: EFFECT OF PRACTICE OF SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEF ON DECISION MAKING
Instructions:
Please put check marks (√) in a column you feel most nearly describe the
following statement in your own case now even though some statement may not
exactly what you are. There is no right or wrong answer and good or bad answer
to these statements.
Superstitious beliefs
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Will follow or go ahead
with my decision
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Will not follow or will
not proceed with my decision
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TRAVEL
If
a black cat crosses your path, then your tasks get delayed or postponed
|
||
To
see a peacock before a journey is considered auspicious
|
||
Sneezing
before going out means bad luck
|
||
It
is believed lucky to witness cow chip, grains, paddy, cotton wool, hay or a
fresh married prior to beginning a journey.
|
||
Tuesday is
believed to be not good to reach any body's home from a journey.
|
||
DEATH
Dogs
howling in the night signal a death.
|
||
if
4 or more lizards come towards you, it is a sign of upcoming death
|
||
Bats
Entering The House Brings Death
|
||
The
mourning family of a dead person should not cook food until burial of
the body
|
||
After
a man's death, his widow should not wear colorful sarees or bindis on her
forehead
|
||
MARRIAGE
Spilling
of boiling milk during, before, or after the wedding is consider to be a bad
omen
|
||
it
is believed that if 3 lizards come towards you, it is sign of marriage
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||
A
newly married women steps her right leg first when she enter the her husband’s
house
|
||
Rain
on the wedding day is believed to be a sign of fertility and wealth.
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||
Bride
Carries Knife after Engagement to avoid evil
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BIRTH
Thursday
has one lucky hour, just before sunrise, for birth
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A
baby born when the moon is rising will be a girl.
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Babies
born on Sunday cannot be harmed by evil spirits
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Birth
is made easier if all the locks in the house are open and you keep an axe
under the bed.
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Pregnant
women shouldn’t step outside in an eclipse
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