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Repeated elevator button pressing?

Would repeatedly pressing an elevator button be "Illusion of control".--211.28.215.112 17:14, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Drivers

I don't get it how being able to drive a car does not change an accident risk? If my driving skills are above average, it is natural to assume I would be better at avoiding accidents that some newbie who just got his license. 178.94.40.21 (talk) 13:56, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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I'm editing this article as part of my History & Systems of Psychology course at Shenandoah University, in conjunction with the APS Wikipedia Initiative. Sources I will be using are listed below: Matute, H. A. (2011). Illusions of causality at the heart of pseudoscience. British Journal Of Psychology, 102(3), 392-405. Presson, P. A. (1996). Illusion of control: A meta-analytic review. Journal Of Social Behavior & Personality, 11(3), 493-510. Wohl, M. E. (2009). Illusion of control by proxy: Placing one's fate in the hands of another. British Journal Of Social Psychology, 48(1), 183-200. --JBelkin24 (talk) 00:49, 21 February 2013 (UTC)JBelkin24[reply]