illusion of control

collocation in English

meaningsofillusionandcontrol

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illusion
noun
uk
/ɪˈluː.ʒən/us
/ɪˈluː.ʒən/
an idea or belief that is ...
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control
noun
uk
/kənˈtrəʊl/us
/kənˈtroʊl/
the act of controlling something or someone, or the power to ...
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(Definition ofillusionandcontrolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This process for detecting when one is responsible for an action is not totally reliable, and when it goes wrong there can be anillusionofcontrol.
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The other special quadrant of the table includes cases of theillusionofcontrol.
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Thisillusionofcontrolcan cause overestimation of probabilities.
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Thisillusionofcontrolby proxy is a significant theoretical extension of the traditionalillusionofcontrolmodel.
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There are three broad kinds: inflated assessment of one's own abilities, unrealistic optimism about the future and anillusionofcontrol.
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This bias generates theillusionofcontrol, that we have substantial control of our lives.
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Along with illusory superiority and optimism bias, theillusionofcontrolis one of the positive illusions.
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Although non-functional, the buttons can give the user anillusionofcontrol.
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For example, theillusionofcontrol, refers to people's seemingly innate desire to believe they can and should control their lives.
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This process for detecting when one is responsible for an action is not totally reliable, and when it goes wrong there can be anillusionofcontrol.
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Related biases are the "illusionofcontrol" which the clustering illusion could contribute to, and "insensitivity to sample size" in which people don't expect greater variation in smaller samples.
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Since he does not know which reality is real, he has routines to help him maintain theillusionofcontrol; however, he is also disorganized and sometimes behaves oddly.
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Still, the automatisms and illusions of control that lie off this diagonal remind us that action and the feeling of doing are not locked together inevitably.
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