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Katherine Craster's "The Centipede's Dilemma"
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:05:27
Publish Date: 2024-07-29 20:33:00
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Today’s poem, written in 1871, actually gave the name to the since-codified psychological phenomenon known as the “centipede effect” or “centipede syndrome.” Psychologist George Humphrey (for whom the condition is alternatively named “Humphrey’s Law”) said of the poem, "This is a most psychological rhyme. It contains a profound truth which is illustrated daily in the lives of all of us."



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