Higher confidence reduced knowledge exploration after correct answers, and high-confidence errors showed no effect on exploration¶

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q3 i? A negative main effect of confidence on exploration emerged after correct answers, while high-confidence errors had no effect on exploration. → Berweger 2023

Evidence¶

Berweger 2023¶

Berweger, B., Kracke, B., & Dietrich, J. (2023). Preservice Teachers' Epistemic and Achievement Emotions When Confronted With Common Misconceptions About Education. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000792

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Supplementary analysis (Appendix B.4) of the 275-participant sample examining confidence effects on exploration; the coefficient is unstandardized with a 95% BCI, and contrary to Vogl et al. (2020) no effect of high-confidence errors on exploration was found.

"We found a negative main effect of confidence on knowledge exploration after correct answers (-.172 [-.326, -.019]), suggesting that participants explored less when their expectation of accuracy was confirmed"

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