When Knowledge Knows No Bounds: Self-Perceived Expertise Predicts Claims of Impossible Knowledge

Psychological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1295-1303

  Atir, Stav ^a   Rosenzweig, Emily ^b   Dunning, David ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

inference; judgment; knowledge level; open data; thinking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; RECOGNITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938570543     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797615588195     Document Type: Article

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