Illusions of causality: how they bias our everyday thinking and how they could be reduced
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00888/full
Illusions of causality occur when people develop the belief that there is a causal connection between two events that are actually unrelated.
We cannot think of a better safeguard against the illusions of causality than scientific thinking, which involves skepticism, doubt, and rigorously applying scientific methods, particularly the experimental approach.
How to decrease likelihood of experiencing illusions of correlation or causality:
@blinkwarp I was talking specifically about “illusions of correlation or causality”.
Basically speaking, this is when we credit a result to the wrong originator. For example, thinking that homeopathy can cure a disease; or that wearing a “magic” bracelet can help you perform better in a given sport.