Superstitions and the Illusion of Control @ThinkingPowers
Superstitions and the Illusion of Control @ThinkingPowers
Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Do you have a good luck ritual? But how much do they really work?

Superstitious behaviors fuel what’s called the illusion of control, or the tendency to overestimate our influence over random events.

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Superstitions and the Illusion of Control

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