How did this date gain its unlucky reputation?
, Risen found that people who identify as superstitious and non-superstitious both believe a bad outcome is more likely when they've been jinxed. For example, they worry that stating they definitely won't get into a car accident will make it more likely to happen.
“That adds a bit more fuel to this intuition, makes it feel a bit more true, even when you recognize that it's not true.”that performing rituals that ward off bad luck—like knocking on wood or throwing salt—can have surprising results. In a 2014 study, she found that some people use them even when they don't actively believe, and when tested, both types of people reported benefits from such acts.
“Some people may even stay at home—although statistically, most accidents happen in the home, so that may not be the best strategy."It's difficult to pin down the origins and evolution of a superstition.
Other experts suspect even older roots for this form of triskaidekaphobia, the scientific name for the fear of Friday the 13th., an associate policy scientist in the Mathematics and Science Education Resource Center at the University of Delaware in Newark, said the number 13 suffers because of its position after 12.
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