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What Are the Chances?: Why We Believe in Luck

By Barbara Blatchley

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
2021
ISBN
9780231552752
DOI
10.7312/blat19868
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2158306 bytes)
Pages
\248
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-23 00:12:09

Description

What Are the Chances? reveals how psychology and neuroscience explain the significance of the idea of luck. Barbara Blatchley explores how people react to random events in a range of circumstances, examining the evidence that the belief in luck helps us cope with a lack of control.

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