The more confident a learning partner's answers, the more competent the partner is perceived¶
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q3 i3 Competence estimations rose linearly with the partner's confidence level (ηp² = 0.56 for the within-subjects effect; ηp² = 0.65 for the linear trend). → Schnaubert 2021
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Schnaubert 2021¶
Schnaubert, L., Krukowski, S., & Bodemer, D. (2021). Assumptions and confidence of others: the impact of socio-cognitive information on metacognitive self-regulation. Metacognition and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-021-09269-5
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Within-subject ANOVA with rank transformation on competence ratings across three partner confidence levels (uncertain, medium, certain). After Huynh–Feldt correction the effect was "highly significant effect of the partners' confidence level on the competence estimation ( F(1.79,105.32) = 73.49, p < 0.001, ηp2 = 0.56)"; the planned linear contrast also fit (F(1,59) = 109.39, p < 0.001, ηp2 = 0.65).
"we conducted Huynh–Feldt corrections on the within-subjects effect and found a highly significant effect of the partners' confidence level on the competence estimation ( F(1.79,105.32) = 73.49, p < 0.001, ηp2 = 0.56)."
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Related Claims¶
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- Learners change the direction of their assumptions more often to agree with a partner than to disagree — related
- Learners with lower own confidence are more inclined to change their assumption in the face of disagreement — related
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The more confident a learning partner's answers, the more competent the partner is perceived |
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The more confident a learning partner's answers, the more competent the partner is perceived |
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