An illusion of control modulates the reluctance to tempt fate
The tempting fate effect is that the probability of a fateful outcome is deemed higher following an action that “tempts” the outcome than in the absence of such an action. In this paper we evaluate the hypothesis that the effect is due to an illusion of control induced by a causal framing of the sit...
Main Authors: | Chloe L. Swirsky, Philip M. Fernbach, Steven A. Sloman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2011-10-01
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Series: | Judgment and Decision Making |
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Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297500002692/type/journal_article |
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