Abstract
Zakay and Glicksohn have recently found a negative relationship between overconfidence and performance in a multiple-choice test. It is argued here that, contrary to what they say, the result could be artificial.
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Hutchinson, T.P. On Overconfidence in Multiple-Choice Tests. Psychol Rec 44, 253–255 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03395131
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