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Illusion of Control

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Psychology & Behavior

1975, Ellen Langer ran a deceptively simple experiment at Yale. She sold lottery tickets to office workers. Half chose their own ticket. Half were assigned one at random....

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1975, Ellen Langer ran a deceptively simple experiment at Yale. She sold lottery tickets to office workers. Half chose their own ticket. Half were assigned one at random....

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