Form: Illusory Beliefs Inventory, IBI

1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Neutral
4 – Agree
5 – Strongly agree
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2
3
4
5
1
I do something special to prevent bad luck.
2
I avoid unlucky numbers.
3
Magic causes miracles to happen.
4
Magical forces have impacted on my life.
5
Most things that happen to us are the result of fate.
6
I sometimes perform special rituals for protection.
7
It is not possible to cast a magic spell.
8
Good luck charms do not work.
9
I believe in magic.
10
You should never tempt fate.
11
I do not believe in a spiritual presence.
12
I believe in a higher power or God.
13
The soul does not continue to exist after death.
14
I believe guardian angels or other spiritual forces protect me.
15
It is just a matter of time until science can explain everything.
16
There is an invisible force guiding us all.
17
Science is the key to understanding how things happen.
18
I use prayer to ward off misfortune.
19
Life is nothing more than a series of random events.
20
If I think too much about something it will happen.
21
If I think too much about something bad, it will happen.
22
My thoughts alone can alter reality.
23
Sometimes I get a feeling that something is going to happen, before it happens.
24
I have sometimes changed my plans because I had a bad feeling.

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