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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Decision Science

Background:

  • Common stereotypes suggest younger individuals exhibit higher levels of overconfidence.
  • Understanding the relationship between age and cognitive biases like overconfidence is crucial for various fields.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the correlation between different facets of overconfidence and age.
  • To examine whether age influences self-assessment accuracy and confidence in knowledge.

Main Methods:

  • The study analyzed various forms of overconfidence, including performance overestimation and relative overplacement.
  • Judgment precision was assessed using probabilistic and quantile elicitations, alongside reported confidence intervals.
  • Statistical correlations between age and different measures of overconfidence were examined.

Main Results:

  • Little evidence was found to support the stereotype that overestimation or overplacement of performance correlates with age.
  • A significant finding was that precision in judgment, or confidence in knowing the truth, increases with age.
  • This increase in precision with age was most pronounced in probabilistic assessments and not observed in quantile assessments or confidence intervals.

Conclusions:

  • Age does not appear to significantly impact overestimation or overplacement of performance.
  • Increased life experience may lead to greater confidence in one's knowledge, rather than improved self-calibration.
  • The findings challenge common assumptions about age-related overconfidence and highlight a nuanced relationship with judgment precision.