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The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Volume 70, 2017 - Issue 8
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Let me take the wheel: Illusory control and sense of agency

Juliette Tobias-WebbDepartment of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK;Centre for Gambling Research at UBC, Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaView further author information
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Eve H. Limbrick-OldfieldDepartment of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK;Centre for Gambling Research at UBC, Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaView further author information
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Claire M. GillanDepartment of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK;Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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James W. MooreDepartment of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UKView further author information
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Michael R. F. AitkenDepartment of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK;IOPPN, Kings College London, London, UKView further author information
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Luke ClarkDepartment of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK;Centre for Gambling Research at UBC, Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1732-1746 | Received 21 Aug 2015, Accepted 17 Jun 2016, Published online: 20 Jul 2016

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