Why Prices So Often End in 8: How Sellers Use Lucky Numbers in Pricing
Prices ending in 8, 88 or 168 may attract buyers. Research on superstition and price clustering shows lucky numbers can work as a pricing tool.
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Why Drawing Your Own Hexagram or Picking Your Own Numbers Feels More Trustworthy: The Illusion of Control
The illusion of control explains why choosing your own lottery numbers or casting your own hexagram makes a random result feel more trustworthy.
Hexagram Mountain over Water (Meng) in the I Ching: The Origin and Meaning of Innocence
Hexagram 4 of the I Ching, Mountain over Water, comes from Kan and Gen and speaks of innocence, enlightenment, and acting amid immaturity.
Fortune tellers on social media: signs that someone is selling fear rather than sharing knowledge
Fortune telling on social media often exploits existing anxieties rather than supernatural ability. Spot vague statements, cold reading and upselling.
Online Fortune Telling: Where Entertainment Ends and Scams Begin, and the Lines That Make Viewers Pay
Online fortune telling can be harmless fun, but scams steal money and personal data. Warning signs include fear tactics and upfront transfer demands.
Reading Cheekbones in Chinese Physiognomy
Explore the physiognomic meanings of high, low, full, or bony cheekbones in Eastern face reading, along with a critical perspective from modern science.
Why young people seek fortune tellers: pressure, uncertainty and the psychology of the Barnum effect
Young people turn to fortune telling, tarot or astrology amid study and work pressure and uncertainty about the future, not from full belief in the occult.
Do Directors Aged 49 to 53 Invest Less? The Tuoi Han Belief and Business Decisions in Vietnamese Firms
A 2024 study of Vietnamese firms links lower fixed asset investment to directors aged 49 to 53, the tuoi han years. The effect is larger in small firms.
How Human Design, MBTI and Numerology Differ, and Why They Are Often Sold as a Bundle
Human Design, MBTI and numerology differ in origin and method, yet they are often bundled because all three promise to answer the same question: who am I?
Does modernisation make Vietnamese people less likely to believe in spirits? Why temples, shrines and festivals grew busier after Đổi Mới
Anthropology finds modernisation does not erase spirit belief in Vietnam. Temples and festivals grew busier after Đổi Mới for several overlapping reasons.
Does Learning Astrology Make People More Certain About Themselves? Astrology as Self-Affirmation in Times of Crisis
Astrology students in a small 1998 study grew more certain about themselves, while psychology and German students did not.