The correction of errors committed with high confidence

Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 69 - 84
Published: Mar 23, 2006
Abstract
Most theories predict that when people indicate that they are highly confident they are producing their strongest responses. Hence, if such a high confidence response is in error it should be overwritten only with great difficulty. In contrast to this prediction, we have found that people easily correct erroneous responses to general information questions endorsed as correct with high-confidence, so long as the correct answer is given as...
Paper Details
Title
The correction of errors committed with high confidence
Published Date
Mar 23, 2006
Volume
1
Issue
1
Pages
69 - 84
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