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Arner, Tracy; Graham, Erin; Baranski, Michael; Al Harthy, Ibrahim S.; Was, Christopher A. – Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 2022
Young children frequently exhibit persistent overconfidence when evaluating their own physical and cognitive abilities. Although task persistence due to overconfidence may be beneficial in some instances, it may also have adverse effects on academic performance. For example, children may reduce cognitive effort because they mistakenly believe that…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Peer Relationship, Modeling (Psychology), Prediction