The rational side of egocentrism in social comparisons

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 220-232

  Kruger, Justin ^a   Windschitl, Paul D ^b   Burrus, Jeremy ^c   Fessel, Florian ^d   Chambers, John R ^e  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Above average effect; Egocentrism; Heuristics and biases; Judgment and decision making; Overconfidence; Self assessment; Self enhancement; Social comparison; Unrealistic optimism

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849130781     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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