Coincidence And Misjudgement Flashcards
1
Q
Why may coincidences be interpreted as paranormal?
A
Due to the fact that people are poor judges of probability so underestimate the occurrence of chance effects
2
Q
What is a coincidence?
A
A seemingly improbably simultaneous occurrence of two or more events
3
Q
What is zusne and Jones study an example of?
A
Law of truly large numbers
4
Q
What is an example of the law of truly large numbers?
A
Zusne and Jones
5
Q
What did Zusne and Jones do?
A
Calculated the probability of thinking about any of the people we knew of by chance alone within 5 minutes before learning of their death would be about 1 in 30,000 per year. Although a rare event for any individual, in a country the size of America about 3000 adults would have such an experience by chance in any given year
