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"The Centipede's Dilemma" is a short poem that has lent its name to a psychological effect called the centipede effect or centipede syndrome. The centipede effect occurs when a normally automatic or unconscious activity is disrupted by consciousness of it or reflection on it.
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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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House centipedes typically have 15 legs and can travel 1.3 feet-per-second, which explains why catching one of these centipedes in house is nearly impossible. The typical response to a house ...
Centipede game: 2 variable 1 Yes Yes No No Chicken (aka hawk-dove) 2 2 2 No No No No Coordination game: N: variable >2 No No No No Cournot game: 2 infinite [2] 1 No No No No Deadlock: 2 2 1 No No No No Dictator game: 2 infinite [2] 1 N/A [3] N/A [3] Yes No Diner's dilemma: N: 2 1 No No No No Dollar auction: 2 2 0 Yes Yes No No El Farol bar: N ...