Illusion of Control:

The illusion of control overestimates our influence or control over events or circumstances, even when those events are random or determined by factors outside of our influence. Someone might believe they can influence the outcome of a coin flip by focusing intently on it, even though the outcome is purely random. Those who believe in their ability to control their environment will fall prey to the illusion of control as in these examples:

• Engaging in rituals, like wearing a specific lucky item or participating in rituals (like prayer) to ensure our favorite team wins a game.
• Dwelling on regrets or ruminating over past events because we mistakenly believe we could’ve controlled or changed the outcome.
• Risky behaviors are more common to those who think they’re in control of events and thus assume their actions caused negative outcomes. 
• Magical thinking or force of will: Research has found when people try to direct events with their own thoughts (willing a debt to go away or to get into a preferred college), they tend to attribute the outcome to their own thoughts.
• Also see Optimism Bias