People are reluctant to part with family heirlooms

For similar reasons, many of us are reluctant to part with family heirlooms which help us feel connected to lost loved ones.
These beliefs can even alter our perception of the physical world
and change our athletic abilities.Participants in a recent study were told they were using a golf putter once owned by the champion Ben Curtis.During the experiment,they perceived the hole as being
about a centimeter larger than controlled participants using a standard putter and they sank slightly more putts.