ON OVERCONFIDENCE IN MULTIPLE-CHOICE TESTS

Authors
HUTCHINSON TP
Citation
Tp. Hutchinson, ON OVERCONFIDENCE IN MULTIPLE-CHOICE TESTS, The Psychological record, 44(2), 1994, pp. 253-255
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology
Journal title
The Psychological record → ACNP
ISSN journal
00332933
Volume
44
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
253 - 255
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-2933(1994)44:2<253:OOIMT>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Zakay and Glicksohn have recently found a negative relationship betwee n overconfidence and performance in a multiple-choice test. It is argu ed here that, contrary to what they say, the result could be artificia l.