Psychological biases are mistakes in reasoning, evaluating, remembering, or other cognitive processes, often occurring as a result of holding onto one's preferences and beliefs regardless of contrary information (chegg 2017). This essay will explore the psychological biases that go on in us in daily lives, from different scholars and sources, including the novel, riveted: The Science of Why Jokes Make Us Laugh, Movies Make Us Cry, and Religion Makes Us Feel One with the Universe by Jim Davies. According, to author Jim Davies, the compellingness foundation theories, creates a pattern of an uncontrollable pressure that pushes the buttons of hope or fear (Jim Davies 2014). Also, as human beings, a reaction arises if something sparks an interest
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What was supposed to be one of their best life events turned out to be one of their worst nightmares. Their belief in the thirteenth floor superstition was rooted so deep in them through their culture and traditions that they had no doubt of it being false. Due to the superstition of the number 13 a lot of apartment buildings within Canada and United States do not have the level thirteen as a floor in the elevator because it’s seen as “Bad luck”. All in all, considering this scenario, put yourself in their shoes, how would you react to this …show more content…
This superstition of the number thirteen is an abstract cultural story that was started by the Code of Hammurabi, which reportedly omitted a 13th law”. In reality, the omission was a clerical error made by one of the document’s earliest translators who failed to include a line of text. (Barbara Maranzani 2013). The fear of thirteen is repeated in several stories from generations to generations and some of the stories have proven the viciousness of thirteen. Some examples of this include that number thirteen is not a perfect number in math, it's an odd number. Also, in the Bible Judas Iscariot was the 13th guests who arrive at the last supper late and the person who betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. In fact, several foul stories of the superstition have been repeated and connected to many historical stories and
What was supposed to be one of their best life events turned out to be one of their worst nightmares. Their belief in the thirteenth floor superstition was rooted so deep in them through their culture and traditions that they had no doubt of it being false. Due to the superstition of the number 13 a lot of apartment buildings within Canada and United States do not have the level thirteen as a floor in the elevator because it’s seen as “Bad luck”. All in all, considering this scenario, put yourself in their shoes, how would you react to this …show more content…
This superstition of the number thirteen is an abstract cultural story that was started by the Code of Hammurabi, which reportedly omitted a 13th law”. In reality, the omission was a clerical error made by one of the document’s earliest translators who failed to include a line of text. (Barbara Maranzani 2013). The fear of thirteen is repeated in several stories from generations to generations and some of the stories have proven the viciousness of thirteen. Some examples of this include that number thirteen is not a perfect number in math, it's an odd number. Also, in the Bible Judas Iscariot was the 13th guests who arrive at the last supper late and the person who betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. In fact, several foul stories of the superstition have been repeated and connected to many historical stories and