At the beginning of the school year, college students were asked to predict a variety of their own social behaviors, such as calling their parents or voting in an election. the students reported being 84 percent confident in their self-predictions. however, they correctly predicted their own behavior only 71 percent of the time. this human tendency is known as:

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Joslyn Nelson

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2 December, 11:47

At the beginning of the school year, college students were asked to predict a variety of their own social behaviors, such as calling their parents or voting in an election. the students reported being 84 percent confident in their self-predictions. however, they correctly predicted their own behavior only 71 percent of the time. this human tendency is known as:

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London Tyler · Answer 1

Answer: overconfidence

Explanation:

Overconfidence is a human tendency by which people's subjective confidence in their own abilities is greater than their actual performance

Overconfidence is calculated by measuring a person's average confidence rating relative to the actual amount of correct answers.

Miles Clay · Answer 2

This human proclivity, wherein the students were shown to be 84% assured in their self-predictions but then they only correctly predicted their own behavior only 71 percent of the time, is known as overconfidence.

Being overconfident may have its own pros and cons depending on the situation this behavior used in.