Keeping the illusion of control under control: Ceilings, floors, and imperfect calibration

2010/11/10 by Francesca Gino, Zachariah S. Sharek, Zachariah Sharek +1 · 1 citation
Decision Sciences · Psychology · #Artificial intelligence #Behavioral Health and Interventions #Cognitive psychology #Computer science #Control (management) #Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics #Econometrics #Economics #Illusion #Illusion of control #Imperfect #Optimism, Hope, and Well-being #Perceived control #Psychology #Social psychology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.obhdp.2010.10.002

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• Illusion of control [wikipedia]