Abstract
Presented successive stimuli to 63 undergraduates who had to make a binary choice response classifying each stimulus. Each such response was followed by a rating which indicated S's confidence in the correctness of that choice response. Confidence in the correctness of a choice response which followed a correct response (AC) was greater than confidence in a response which followed an error. Confidence in the correctness of choice responses increased over presolution trials but this increase was only found for successive AC trials; ratings sharply decreased over a run of errors. Confidence in the correctness of responses increased in a curvilinear manner during the solution state. Results are interpreted with reference to a hypothesis-testing formulation of concept identification. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 46-50 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Experimental Psychology |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1973 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- confidence ratings, index of response latency in concept identification, college students