Confidence – More a Personality or Ability Trait? It Depends on How it is Measured: A Comparison of Young and Older Adults

The current study (N = 244) compared two independently developed and substantively different measures of self-confidence; a self-report measure, and a measure described as ‘online’. Online measures are confidence-accuracy judgments made following each item on a cognitive task; in the current study,...

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Main Authors: Karina M Burns, Nicholas R Burns, Lynn eWard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00518/full