Illusory control and motives for control: The role of connection and intentionality

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 315-330

  Thompson, Suzanne C ^a   Kyle, Diana ^b   Osgood, Andrea ^a   Quist, Ryan M ^c   Phillips, David J ^a   McClure, Marla ^a  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Fullerton College   (United States)

^c WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Illusions of control; Motivated reasoning; Perceived control

Indexed keywords

EID: 17144373678     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-004-2386-0     Document Type: Article

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