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English psychologist George Humphrey (1889–1966) referred to the tale in his 1923 book The Story of Man's Mind: [6] "No man skilled at a trade needs to put his constant attention on the routine work", he wrote. "If he does, the job is apt to be spoiled". He went on to recount the centipede's story, commenting, "This is a most psychological rhyme.
The first British edition was issued in paperback by New English Library in 1988. [1] ... "The Centipede's Dilemma" (Spider Robinson) "The Causes" (Margaret St. Clair)
This effect has been named the "centipede effect" after the fable of the "Centipede's dilemma", where a toad immobilises a centipede simply by asking it how it walks. The centipede's normally unconscious locomotion was interrupted by conscious reflection on it.
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