Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-12-2022
Faculty Sponsor
Luralyn Helming
Department
Psychology
Keywords
overconfidence, gender, prediction, physical task, self-evaluation
Abstract
This study examines the Dunning-Kruger effect in regards to physical activity. Seventy-four participants with various levels of basketball experience were recruited from an undergraduate university. Participants were assigned to make predictions regarding the number of free throw shots they would make out of ten before or after warming up. Out of factors which affected participant predictions (gender, previous experience, warm up group), gender was found to have a significant relationship with predictive error score. Additionally, underconfidence from top-performing participants and overconfidence from bottom-performing participants indicates the presence of the Dunning-Kruger effect in physical tasks.
Recommended Citation
Schescke, A., Veldhorst, N., & De Young, M. (2022). The Dunning-Kruger Effect on Free Throw Shooting. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.dordt.edu/student_work/78
Comments
PSYC 366 Research Project