Quasi-magical thinking is an illusion that they documented that occurs regularly in people, which they might deny if asked about, but there's an illusion that I can control randomness through my willpower.

准神奇式思考是一种错觉,会定期在人们的思维中出现,他们也许会否认这点,但的确存在一种错觉,使人误以为可以通过意志力控制随机事件

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A behaviorist might admit that a human can do things that a rat or pigeon couldn't but a behaviorist might just say, "Look. Those are just general associative powers " that differ" Or they may even deny it.

行为主义者可能会承认人类能够做到,一些老鼠或鸽子无法做到的事情,但他们或许只会说，“它们只不过是在一般性联想学习能力上,有所差异而已“,甚至他们干脆否认。

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