Colin Has High Reading Comprehension Abilities, as Measured by His

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Multiple Choice

Colin has high reading comprehension abilities, as measured by his scores on the verbal SAT. Stefan has only average reading comprehension. Both Connor and Stefan read a series of unfamiliar text passages, and then answer reading comprehension questions about the passages. For the items for which Connor and Stefan both express an average certainty rating of 75%, you would expect that

• A) Connor would get about 75% of those items correct.
• B) Stefan would get about 75% of those items correct.
• C) Both Connor and Stefan would be overconfident about their scores.
• D) Both Connor and Stefan would be underconfident about their scores.

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Definitions:

Project

A planned set of interrelated tasks to be executed over a fixed period and within certain costs and other limitations.

Overconfidence

A cognitive bias where an individual's subjective confidence in their judgments and abilities is greater than their objective accuracy.

Algorithms

Step-by-step procedures or formulas for solving a problem or accomplishing a specific task, often used in computing and mathematics.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, and remember information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions, leading to statistical errors.