@misc{cogprints5659,
volume = {27},
title = {An Experimental Research on Causal Illusion (in Chinese)},
author = {Z. F. Shao and J. Zhao},
year = {2004},
pages = {107--110},
journal = {Psychological Science},
keywords = {delay, causal illusion, superstition, illusion of control},
url = {http://cogprints.org/5659/},
abstract = {The research examined humans? causal attribution of response-outcome under controllable and uncontrollable conditions respectively and attempted to find out whether providing appropriate external cues could be beneficial to them in making accurate judgments. The results indicate: 1) under controllable conditions, the delay of feedback might lead to causal illusion; 2) under uncontrollable conditions, the subjects developed superstition and illusion of control rather than helplessness; 3) providing appropriate external cues helped the subjects eliminate their former established causal illusion.}
}