Reddit reviews Quirkology: How We Discover the Big Truths in Small Things

Quirkology by Richard Wiseman - this is more focused on day-to-day psychology than it is science in general.

There have been studies done (not certain on sources, pretty sure I read it in Richard Wiseman's Psychology book, Quirkology) that show that people are more likely to say "we" when referring to their team in a neutral situation or after a win. People are more likely to say "they" or "the Bills" when referring to their favorite team following a loss. Pay attention to how your friends/others talk about their favorite teams following wins and losses - it's obviously not 100%, but I've noticed the tendency in both myself and my friends and family.

>Alternately, that could also be explained by saying the happy person will be happy, no matter what they get, and the unpleaseant person will always be unhappy, no matter what they get.

Actually this is not the alternative explanation, it is the main one. You have a perfectly fine and material cause for the phenomenon right there? Why also put forward another explanation that needs a supernatural force like karma to answer it. You might give the book quirkology a read, it has a chapter covering how people who consider themselves lucky are more likely to be looking for opportunities that make them feel lucky. While people who label themselves as unlucky will pass over opportunities. It's just a big feedback loop.

might be in that book though the pdf i found online cuts out shortly after what i copied. Quirkology. I highly suggest it if you're interested in interesting factoids and weird psychological studies.

The dude also has a youtube channel where he shows off some of the neat findings: https://www.youtube.com/user/Quirkology

Purely coincidental, here is where I'm coming from: https://www.amazon.com/Quirkology-Discover-Truths-Small-Things/dp/0465010237