The Illusion of control: structure, measurement and dependence on reinforcement frequency in the context of a laboratory gambling task

Anastasia Ejova; Paul H. Delfabbro; Daniel J. Navarro

doi:10.5096/ASCS200914

The Illusion of control

structure, measurement and dependence on reinforcement frequency in the context of a laboratory gambling task

Anastasia Ejova, Paul H. Delfabbro, Daniel J. Navarro

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Abstract

We present a new experimental method for studying the illusion of control in a gambling context, along with a new multi-item measure of the degree of perceived control. Responses to the measure were found to reflect a distinction between primary and secondary control – a distinction not recognised by traditional single-item measures. Furthermore, responses to the new measure were, in contrast to ratings on a concurrently administered traditional measure, found to be completely independent of the experienced reinforcement frequency. This finding highlights the purity of the newly developed measure and calls into question the status of reinforcement frequency as a fundamental determinant of the degree of illusorily perceived control.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ASCS09
Subtitle of host publication	proceedings of the 9th Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science
Editors	Wayne Christensen, Elizabeth Schier, John Sutton
Place of Publication	North Ryde, NSW
Publisher	Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science
Pages	84-92
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9780646529189
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5096/ASCS200914
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science (9th : 2009) - Sydney Duration: 30 Sep 2009 → 2 Oct 2009

Conference

Conference	Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science (9th : 2009)
City	Sydney
Period	30/09/09 → 2/10/09

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Copyright 2009 by the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science. Publisher version archived with the permission of the Editor, ASCS09 : Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science. This copy is available for individual, non-commercial use. Permission to reprint/republish this version for other uses must be obtained from the publisher.

Keywords

illusion of control
primary control
secondary control
reinforcement frequency
gambling

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Ejova, A., Delfabbro, P. H., & Navarro, D. J. (2010). The Illusion of control: structure, measurement and dependence on reinforcement frequency in the context of a laboratory gambling task. In W. Christensen, E. Schier, & J. Sutton (Eds.), ASCS09: proceedings of the 9th Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science (pp. 84-92). North Ryde, NSW: Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science. https://doi.org/10.5096/ASCS200914

Ejova, Anastasia ; Delfabbro, Paul H. ; Navarro, Daniel J. / The Illusion of control : structure, measurement and dependence on reinforcement frequency in the context of a laboratory gambling task. ASCS09: proceedings of the 9th Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science. editor / Wayne Christensen ; Elizabeth Schier ; John Sutton. North Ryde, NSW : Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science, 2010. pp. 84-92

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Ejova, A, Delfabbro, PH & Navarro, DJ 2010, The Illusion of control: structure, measurement and dependence on reinforcement frequency in the context of a laboratory gambling task. in W Christensen, E Schier & J Sutton (eds), ASCS09: proceedings of the 9th Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science. Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science, North Ryde, NSW, pp. 84-92, Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science (9th : 2009), Sydney, 30/09/09. https://doi.org/10.5096/ASCS200914

The Illusion of control : structure, measurement and dependence on reinforcement frequency in the context of a laboratory gambling task. / Ejova, Anastasia; Delfabbro, Paul H.; Navarro, Daniel J.

ASCS09: proceedings of the 9th Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science. ed. / Wayne Christensen; Elizabeth Schier; John Sutton. North Ryde, NSW : Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science, 2010. p. 84-92.

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Ejova A, Delfabbro PH, Navarro DJ. The Illusion of control: structure, measurement and dependence on reinforcement frequency in the context of a laboratory gambling task. In Christensen W, Schier E, Sutton J, editors, ASCS09: proceedings of the 9th Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science. North Ryde, NSW: Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science. 2010. p. 84-92 https://doi.org/10.5096/ASCS200914