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control
You interpret luck as evidence of your own skill.
People who perceive a sense of control over a random event significantly overestimate their probability of success.
In a 1975 study, participants who chose their own lottery ticket were less willing to sell it than those who were assigned one, treating chance as a performance-based task.
You mistake your involvement for your influence.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Ellen Langer, 1975
- What the check found
- The claim accurately describes Ellen Langer's 1975 'The Illusion of Control' study. While the provided reference material does not contain the specific text, the summary is a well-established psychological finding.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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