Overconfidence, base rates and outcome positivity/negativity of predicted events

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 431-445

  Pulford, Briony D ^a   Colman, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 21344448720     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1996.tb02600.x     Document Type: Article

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