eirenicon comments on Zwicky's Trifecta of Illusions - Less Wrong

18 Post author: thomblake 17 July 2009 04:59PM

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Comment author: eirenicon 17 July 2009 08:16:26PM 4 points [-]

The frequency illusion seems to be the recency effect in the form of the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon. Amusingly, if not ironically, this is the third time this week I have had cause to reference the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, having not thought of it for months prior.

Comment author: thomblake 17 July 2009 09:07:30PM 2 points [-]

Baader-Meinhof phenomenon

It appears several times on this very page - uncanny!