Question

People generally engage in superstitious behavior, like wearing your lucky red socks while taking a test because you wore them last time you got a high grade, because of a belief in a(n) ________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Illusory correlation

Explanation:

Illusory correlation is a term that explain the correlation occur between two none existing things. It is sad that two events when occur together correlated together at same event. This is important and occur when the two events are rare and new.

is the phenomena of mental heuristics consequences. For example availability heuristic which assume that what ever comes in the mind in a person will be the  true. It assumes that people what sees instantly have corollary relationship with a person. It is cited for stereotypes and racism people. In the above context people who behave in a superstition manner show a illusory relationship correlation.