Illusion of control
Summary
- We control less that we think
Details
- We believe we can control things around us even when it is illogical.
- sports fans who think that what they do before a game has an influence on the outcome.
- 1965 experiment by two researchers named Jenkins and Ward: with 2 switches and a light, able to adjust when the switches controlled the light and when not. Even when the light was flashed on and off at random, ssubjects thought they could influence it with teh switches.
References
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The Illusion of Control - We believe we can control things around us by our actions even when it is clearly illogical.....