On luck and chance
Need for control as a mediator of the attribution of events to luck
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12166103 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nehemia Friedland (Tel Aviv University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 267-282 |
| Publication date | 1992-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Behavioral Decision Making (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0894-3257 • E-ISSN: 1099-0771 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/bdm.3960050404 |
| OpenAlex | W1993161730 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 38 |
Chance and luck are regarded as two distinct causal agents that effect different results. Whereas chance is deemed utterly uncontrollable, luck elicits, at the very least, an illusion of control. Hence, need for control might be a decisive factor in determining whether an event is attributed to chance or to luck. More specifically, the greater is a person's need for control, the stronger would be that person's tendency to attribute events to luck. This proposition, along with its implications concerning effects of luck attributions on decision making, were tested in three experiments. The results showed that situational circumstances and personality dispositions that heighten individuals' need for control strengthen their tendency to attribute events and outcomes to luck. The results showed, further, that such attributions can affect the process of decision making
Affect (linguistics · Attribution · Cognitive psychology · Control (management · Economics · Epistemology · Event (particle physics · Illusion · Illusion of control · Luck · Management · Personality · Proposition · Situational ethics · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Communication · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Psychology · Psychology of Social Influence · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2026 (32) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |