Journal of Student Research 2019

Journal of Student Research 44 for our future, it is important to understand what possible biases, such as luck or superstitions, might influence us. Creating more awareness about these unintentional influencers in one’s day to day life, may be useful in helping others attempt to make more rational decisions, despite possibly unlucky elements perceived in their environment.

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