Over-Confidence and under-Performance
Men's Perceived Accuracy and Actual Performance in a Course
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13670283 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul E Yarab (Bowling Green State University), Christine Cregan Sensibaugh (Bowling Green State University), Elizabeth Rice Allgeier (Bowling Green State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 76-78 |
| Publication date | 1997-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1997.81.1.76 |
| OpenAlex | W1969027275 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
The confidence and actual performance of 121 undergraduates in general social psychological knowledge was examined in an applied setting on a pretest measure and first examination score. Men indicated higher confidence in their performance on the pretest measure than women. Men overestimated and women underestimated their performance, although men's and women's scores were not different. However, women scored higher than men on the class examination. The results are discussed in terms of how they differ from those of laboratory experiments
Confidence interval · Developmental psychology · Statistics · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2011 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |