On September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked by terrorists. Suppose, on that day, Pedro said to his friend, "I can't believe it!
For a long time I thought there'd be a serious attack on the United States, and it just happened!" The principle of magical thinking that this would illustrate is ________.
A) the principle that thinking about an event can make it happen
B) failure to consider moderating variables
C) thought suppression
D) the law of contagion
E) the law of similarity
Answer: A
Psychology
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