Gender Differences in the Self-Assessment of Accuracy on Cognitive Tasks

Examined the effects of gender on the self-assessment of accuracy of visual perceptual judgments. College students completed a test of general knowledge and a visual perceptual task. When results were analyzed by sex, men were more confident than women. Next, people age 17-80 completed tests of cogn...

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Published in:Sex roles 2003-03, Vol.48 (5-6), p.265-276
Main Author: Pallier, Gerry
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Australia
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive abilities
Cognitive Ability
Cognitive Functioning
Cognitive Measurement
Cognitive Tests
College Students
Confidence
Feedback (Response)
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender
Gender Differences
Gender Issues
Gender stereotypes
Heuristics
Higher Education
Holistic Approach
Individual Differences
Individual Psychology
Negative Attitudes
Nonverbal Tests
Perception
Perceptual Impairments
Predictors
Probability
Psychological Studies
Psychological Testing
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Resistance (Psychology)
Self Esteem
Self Evaluation
Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Selfassessment
Selfconcept
Sex Differences
Sex Stereotypes
Social psychology
Social role. Sex role
Stereotypes
Stimuli
Students
Sydney, Australia
Task Performance
Test Items
Undergraduate Students
Universities
Visual judgments
Visualization
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Summary:Examined the effects of gender on the self-assessment of accuracy of visual perceptual judgments. College students completed a test of general knowledge and a visual perceptual task. When results were analyzed by sex, men were more confident than women. Next, people age 17-80 completed tests of cognitive ability. The tendency for men to express higher confidence levels than women remained constant across the lifespan. (SM)
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1023/A:1022877405718