The Realism in Older People's Confidence Judgments of Answers to General Knowledge Questions
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Summary, in English
The study investigated 2 aspects of the accuracy (i.e., realism) of confidence judgments of persons age 60-93 years (N = 1,384) regarding their answers to general knowledge questions. These aspects are the level of confidence (calibration) in relation to the proportion of correct answers and the ability to discriminate between correct and incorrect answers by means of confidence judgments. No age differences were found for either of the 2 aspects. Gender differences were found for proportion of correct answers and confidence but not for the realism in the confidence judgments.
Department/s
Publishing year
2009
Language
English
Pages
234-238
Publication/Series
Psychology and Aging
Volume
24
Issue
1
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Topic
- Psychology
Keywords
- general knowledge question
- realism
- confidence judgments
- aging
- memory
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0882-7974