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Golin et al. 1979. Golin, S.; Terrell, T.; Weitz, J.; Drost, P.L. (1979). "The illusion of control among depressed patients". Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 88 (4): 454–457. doi:10.1037/h0077992. PMID479470.
Buehler, Griffin & Ross 1994. Buehler, Roger; Griffin, Dale; Ross, Michael (1994). "Exploring the "planning fallacy": Why people underestimate their task completion times". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 67 (3): 366–381. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.67.3.366. S2CID4222578.
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