RE: The psychology behind magical thinking and superstitious behavior

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The psychology behind magical thinking and superstitious behavior

in psychology •  8 years ago  (edited)

are we talking about the magic or is it Superstition? it's not magical thinking or black cat run across me i will be damned for good or something like this is Superstition.

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    If you see a black cat and then something happens to you and you try to link it causally, then this is magical thinking and a post-hoc fallacy.

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