Research by David Dunning Suggests That One Problem Concerning Self-Assessment

question 73

Multiple Choice

Research by David Dunning suggests that one problem concerning self-assessment is that people tend to

• A) overestimate their own skills, prospects for success, and opinion accuracy.
• B) underestimate their own skills, prospects for success, and opinion accuracy.
• C) pay too little attention to past successes in evaluating future prospects.
• D) dwell too much on past failures in assessing present competencies.

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Definitions:

Psychological Attitudes

Mental and emotional positions held by individuals towards objects, people, or situations, influencing their behaviors and perceptions.

Archetypes

Universal, inherited models of people, behaviors, or personalities present in the collective unconscious, as identified by Carl Jung.

Extraverted Intuiting Type

A personality type in Jungian psychology characterized by a preference for focusing on possibilities, external data, and abstract understanding through intuition.

Pleasure

A feeling of satisfaction or joy, often pursued as a goal in various human behaviors.