Comment on What are some common everyday examples of this phenomenon? (see body)

idunnololz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• FaceDeer@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The classic Superstition in the Pigeon study by B. F. Skinner back in 1948 is always a good thing to read when this subject comes up.

  Otherwise something awful might happen.

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• cameron_vale@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It’s like some kind of low hanging fruit convention.

  Give me one that all the normal, smart people like you and me are guilty of.

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  • idunnololz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Wait but I’m not smart :x

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    • idunnololz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      As a more generalized version of the “caster curse”, a lot of people don’t like to talk about something they are very likely/very unlikely to happen because they are afraid it will “jinx it”.

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      • Kase@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I’ve always assumed people were joking when they said that. Do people actually believe this?

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