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illusion of control: a standalone construct

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Social psychology

an expectancy of personal success inappropriately higher than the objective probability warrants.

In social psychology, illusion of control refers to an expectancy of personal success inappropriately higher than the objective probability warrants. This meaning comes from Langer (1975) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.[1]

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References

Langer, E. J. (1975). The illusion of control. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 32(2), 311-328. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.32.2.311

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