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phenomenon > metamemory phenomenon > hard-easy effect

Preferred term

hard-easy effect  

Definition

  • Subjects are overconfident in their answers to difficult questions and underconfident in their answers to easy questions.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Lichtenstein, S., & Fischhoff, B. (1977). Do those who know more also know more about how much they know? Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, 20(2), 159-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-5073(77)90001-0

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Moore, D. A., & Schatz, D. (2017). The three faces of overconfidence. Social & Personality Psychology Compass, 11(8).. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12331

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-NGFLTJHL-Z

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