Wolferen, Job van; Inbar, Yoel; Zeelenberg, Marcel - In: Judgment and Decision Making 8 (2013) 1, pp. 45-54
In this paper we test two hypotheses regarding magical thinking about the perceived likelihood of future events. The first is that people believe that those who ``tempt fate'' by failing to take necessary precautions are more likely to suffer negative outcomes. The second is the ``protection...