Shelby wore her favourite team's jersey and her team won each game. One day, Shelby forgot to wear the jersey and her team was losing by 50 points at half time. She went home at half time to change. This belief of Shelby's is an example of

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Shelby's belief that wearing the jersey affects the team's performance is an example of illusory correlation, where she perceives a relationship between two unrelated events.

Shelby Wore Her Favourite Team's Jersey and Her Team Won