The effect of judgment type and confidence scale on confidence-accuracy calibration in face recognition

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 490-499

  Weber, Nathan ^a   Brewer, Neil ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RECOGNITION; SELF CONCEPT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF EFFICACY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038118432     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.88.3.490     Document Type: Article

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