Browsing Psychology by Author "Koehler, Derek J."
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Dunning-Kruger effects in reasoning: Theoretical implications of the failure to recognize incompetence
Pennycook, Gordon; Ross, Robert; Koehler, Derek; Fugelsang, Jonathan (Springer, 2017-12)The Dunning-Kruger effect refers to the observation that the incompetent are often ill-suited to recognize their incompetence. Here we investigate potential Dunning-Kruger effects in high-level reasoning and, in particular, ... -
Unclaimed Prize Information Increases the Appeal of Scratch Card Games
Stange, Madison; Walker, Alexander C.; Fugelsang, Jonathan A.; Koehler, Derek J.; Dixon, Mike J. (Taylor and Francis, 2020-11-03)Previous research suggests that intuitively appealing, yet uninformative unclaimed prize information is capable of biasing gambling-related judgments when people compare scratch cards that vary in the number of unclaimed ...