00000caa a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773861986045 Buklod 20150428131156.0 g||| | || || ta 170930s2011 xx r |||| u|eng d (iLib)UPBAG-00016974026 BAG rda eng Circulation-Monograph Blanco, Fernando author. Making the uncontrollable seem controllable the role of action in the illusion of control Fernando Blanco, Helena Matute, and Miguel A. Vadillo. [Place of publication not identified] Psychology Press Taylor & Francis Group ©2011. 15 leaves 28 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 1302-1304). It is well known that certain variables can bias judgements about the perceived contingency between an action and an outcome, making them depart from the normative predictions. For instance, previous studies have proven that the activity level or probability of responding, P(R), is a crucial variable that can affect these judgements in objectively non-contingent situations. A possible account for the P(R) effect is based on the differential exposure to actual contingencies during the training phase, which is in turn presumably produced by individual differences in participants? P(R). The current two experiments replicate the P(R) effect in a free-response paradigm, and show that participants? judgements are better predicted by P(R) than by the actual contingency to which they expose themselves. Besides, both experiments converge with previous empirical data, showing a persistent bias that does not vanish as training proceeds. These findings contrast with the preasymptotic and transitory effect predicted by several theoretical models. Learning, Psychology of. Cognitive learning. Cognitive psychology. Illusion (Philosophy). Superstition. Matute, Helena author. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Vol. 64, No. 7 (2011) : pages 1290-1304. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN Circulation-Monograph Analytics