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... ILLUSION OF CONTROL Our tendency to perceive random events as related feeds an illusion of con- trol - the idea that chance events are subject to our influence . This is ... illusion of CHAPTER 2 : SOCIAL BELIEFS☐ 59 Illusion of Control.
... ILLUSION OF CONTROL Our tendency to perceive random events as related feeds an illusion of con- trol - the idea that chance events are subject to our influence . This is ... illusion of CHAPTER 2 : SOCIAL BELIEFS☐ 59 Illusion of Control.
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David G. Myers. Gambling Ellen Langer ( 1977 ) demonstrated the illusion of control with experiments on gambling . People readily believed they could beat chance . Compared to those given an assigned lottery number , people who chose ...
David G. Myers. Gambling Ellen Langer ( 1977 ) demonstrated the illusion of control with experiments on gambling . People readily believed they could beat chance . Compared to those given an assigned lottery number , people who chose ...
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... control over their lives . In studying hospital patients and the elderly , I dis- covered that enhancing their sense ... illusion of control , as John Fleming and John Darley ( 1990 ) discovered . After reading stories of someone who ...
... control over their lives . In studying hospital patients and the elderly , I dis- covered that enhancing their sense ... illusion of control , as John Fleming and John Darley ( 1990 ) discovered . After reading stories of someone who ...
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INTRODUCING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
HOW WE DO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 12 |
Searching for Cause and Effect | 20 |
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