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20 Jan 10
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New research indicates that in situations in which a person is not in control, they're more likely to spot patterns where none exist, see illusions, and believe in conspiracy theories.
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14 Jul 09
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17 Oct 08
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04 Oct 08
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People see false patterns in all types of data, imagining trends in stock markets, seeing faces in static, and detecting conspiracies between acquaintances. This suggests that lacking control leads to a visceral need for order – even imaginary order,
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People who had written about a situation in which they were not in control were more likely to draw non-existent connections between the coincidences, the researchers found.
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03 Oct 08
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