Configurality in judgment: Is it a bias?

Is Overconfidence a Judgment Bias? Theory and Evidence∗

Accurate assessments of one’s abilities are important in many domains. These assessments, e.g, form the basis for the choice of education, or the wage one is asking in wage negotiations. Evidence from psychology and economics indicates that many individuals seem to overestimate their ability. These results are typically taken as evidence that individuals are overconfident in their abilities. Re...

Very low HbA1C, is it a problem?

Dear Editor An important problem to manage diabetes mellitus is controlling the patients` blood glucose. Fluctuation of blood glucose results in molecular biochemistry change and can result in unwanted diabetic complications (1). In clinical practice, hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) is a common useful laboratory test to follow-up patients with diabetes (2). Sometimes, an unexpecte...

Is a Determinant Judgment Really a Judgment?

Bias in Judgment: Comparing Individuals and Groups

The relative susceptibility of individuals and groups to systematic judgmental biases is considered. An overview of the relevant empirical literature reveals no clear or general pattern. However, a theoretical analysis employing J. H. Davis's (1973) social decision scheme (SDS) model reveals that the relative magnitude of individual and group bias depends upon several factors, including group s...

Memory is Deceiving: a Typical Size Induces the Judgment Bias in the Ebbinghaus IIlusion

Grounded cognition theories state that conceptual knowledge is closely linked to the current situation and embodied in sensory dimensions. Alongside the interaction with the environment, knowledge related to our environment is continually recovered from memory. Thus, the perceptual situation is closely linked to the reactivated traces in memory. Visual illusions correspond to a situation in whi...