People tend to be more impressed by evidence that seems to confirm some relationship. (67) many are convinced their dreams are prophetic (预言的) because a few have (68) true; they neglect the fact that (69) have not.Consider also the belief that "the phone (70) rings when I’m in the shower." If it does ring (71) you are in the shower, the event will (72) out and be remembereD、If it doesn’t ring, that nonevent probably won’t (73) register (留下印象).
People want to see order, pattern and meaning in the worlD、Consider, for example, the common belief that things (74) personal misfortunes, plane crashes, and deaths "happen in threes." Such beliefs stem (75) the tendency of people to allow the third event to (76) the time perioD、If three plane crashes occur in a month, then the period of time that counts as their "happening together" is one month; if three crashes (77) in a year, the period of time is (78) Flexible end points reinforce such beliefs. We also tend to believe (79) we want to believe.A、majority of people thinks they are more (80) , more fair-minded and more sldlled behind the wheel of an automobile than the (81) person. Part of the reason we view ourselves so favorably is that we use standards that work to our (82) .As economist Thomas Schelling explains, "Everybody ranks himself high in (83) he values: careful drivers give weight to care, skilled drivers give weight to skill, and those who are polite give weight to (84) ." This way everyone ranks high on his own scale. Perhaps the most important mental habit we can learn is to be cautious in (85) conclusions. The "evidence" of every day life is sometimes (86) A、as B、like C、of D、so