Illusion of control is the tendency for human beings to believe they can
control or at least influence outcomes that they demonstrably have no
influence over.
The predominant paradigm in research on unrealistic perceived control
has been Ellen Langer’s (1975) 'illusion of control'.
Langer showed that people often behave as if chance events are accessible to personal control.
In a series of experiments, Langer demonstrated first the prevalence
of the illusion of control and second, that people were more likely to
behave as if they could exercise control in a chance situation where
'skill cues' were present.
By skill cues, Langer meant properties of the situation more normally
associated with the exercise of skill, in particular the exercise of
choice, competition, familiarity with the stimulus and involvement in
decisions.
One simple form of this fallacy is found in casinos: when rolling
dice in craps, it has been shown that people tend to throw harder for
high numbers and softer for low numbers.
NURHUZAIFAH AMINI
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PSYCHOLOGY E
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