How smart do you think you are? A meta-analysis on the validity of self-estimates of cognitive ability

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 296-321

  Freund, Philipp Alexander ^a   Kasten, Nadine ^b  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive ability; Meta analysis; Psychometrics; Self concept; Self estimates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84860547982     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026556     Document Type: Article

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