Study background and the goal. Direct pragmatic effect of ritual was questioned by researchers of both classic and recent period (Nielbo & Sørensen, 2013; Stall, 1979), still its indirect beneficent functions were documented in various cultural settings. In the classical period, two approaches are especially noteworthy both stressing the link between anxiety and ritual. Radcliffe-Brown observed that rituals are normative reactions to anticipated threats in family or community life. Malinowski (Malinowski, 1922; Sørensen, 2007) then stressed rituals as types of cultural technologies complementary to pragmatic means of securing outcomes in anticipated situations. Malinowski also deemed rituals to have anxiolytic effects on individual psychology. How illustrated by Homans (1939): “Locals perform magical rites to insure good luck. Rites give them the confidence that allows them to attack their practical work with energy and determination.” Such understanding of ritual functions is also convergent with recent studies documenting superstitious behaviour among sportsmen (Schippers & Van Lange, 2006) and rituals’ function in variety of practical tasks which demand focused and calm mind (Brooks et al., 2016). In spite of numerous observational and recently also lab based data documenting the beneficial effect of ritual on individual performance, to our knowledge a study of impact on economic decision making after engaging into ritual, is absent. Therefore, the present study seeks to explore the effect of habituated ritualistic behavior on economic decision-making in three specifically modified computerized tasks. First, a harvesting task measures participant’s exploratory vs. exploitive tendencies, a second, a bomb task person’s willingness to engage in risky behaviors. Finally the Angaram task measures cognitive abilities of participant. The study will be complemented by rigorous physiological and hormonal measures that to address individual stress level responses in time.