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Like most living creatures, the pigeon quickly associatesthe pressing of a lever with reward. But when a timer releases the sealautomatically every 20 seconds, the pigeon wonders, "What did I doto deserve this?" If it was flappingits wings at the time, it will continue to flapconvinced that its actions have a decisive influenceon what happens. We call this"pigeon superstition."
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the pigeon quickly associates the pressing of a lever with reward
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But when a timer releases the seal automatically every 20 seconds
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the pigeon wonders
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What did I do to deserve this
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If it was flapping its wings at the time
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it will continue to flap convinced that its actions
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have a decisive influence on what happens
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We call this pigeon superstition
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Movie Summary
A boy stands on a station platform as a train is about to leave. Should he go with his mother or stay with his father? Infinite possibilities arise from this decision. As long as he doesn't choose, anything is possible.
