Seta Learned That an Uncle Who Had Been in a Serious

question 28

Multiple Choice

Seta learned that an uncle who had been in a serious car accident was in critical condition in the hospital. She had recently been thinking about her uncle and had the feeling he was going to die. When later he died, Seta wondered if her thinking about her uncle's death had something to do with what happened. Which kind of magical thinking is this experience MOST like?

• A) The law of contagion
• B) The law of similarity
• C) Tempting fate
• D) Apparent mental causation

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