A test of the overconfidence phenomenon using audio signals

Journal of General Psychology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 76-80

  Bar Tal, Yoram ^a   Sarid, Anat ^a   Kishon Rabin, Liat ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Audio signals; Hard easy effect; Overconfidence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0035227876     PISSN: 00221309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221300109598899     Document Type: Article

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