Illusory pattern perception signals control motivation rather than control restoration.
Evidence
However, note that illusory pattern perception may not provide a strong sense of control, as control-deprived people were found to strive for additional control by preferring order-offering theories, after having got the opportunity to engage in illusory pattern perception (Rutjens et al., 2013, Study 4). It may thus be that illusory pattern perception primarily reflects control motivation (not restoration), but also provides a slight sense of order (Galinsky et al., 2012), which, however, does not suffice as control restoration after a profound loss of control. — Dmitrij Agroskin and Eva Jonas, Controlling death by defending ingroups, 50
Categorization
- XREF: Tracks a key distinction the reader may need for their hollowed-out-identity question: a mediator that reflects motivated striving vs. successful restoration would change how defense is predicted. — connects to: Motivational reasoning biases perception without requiring conscious wishful thinking; Illusory pattern perception drives both death and control threats toward ingroup defense — Dmitrij Agroskin and Eva Jonas, Controlling death by defending…, 74; Mutually perceived signals explain the pull of psychologically dominant equilibria. — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 874 (+1 more)
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Dmitrij Agroskin and Eva Jonas, Controlling death by defending…, 50
Broader Connections
- Motivational reasoning biases perception without requiring conscious wishful thinking
#expands(0.83) - Illusory pattern perception drives both death and control threats toward ingroup defense
#complicates(0.78) — Dmitrij Agroskin and Eva Jonas, Controlling death by defending ingroups, 74 - Projection results from failed thought suppression rather than actual possession of traits
#exemplifies(0.75) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2355 - Mutually perceived signals explain the pull of psychologically dominant equilibria.
#expands(0.74) — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 874