Multiple Choice
The BEST explanation of why the Hall-of-Fame baseball player Wade Boggs engaged in so many superstitious behaviors before and during a game is that he:
A) was a very religious person and so was more prone to hold superstitious beliefs and engage in superstitious rituals.
B) had a tendency to be obsessive-compulsive and, therefore, his psychological condition made him prone to superstitious rituals.
C) followed superstitious rituals that may have helped him make his time at bat seem less risky and more predictable.
D) grew up in a family that believed in many superstitions, and so from a young age he learned to be superstitious.
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