Self-overrating persists with a simplified grading method and on a behavioral self-analysis test, where raters claim far more 'Always' and far fewer 'Sometimes' for themselves than for others¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r1 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? With a second group of 71 juniors using A–E grades, the disagreement between introspective and objective orders persisted, with the introspective order again nearer the ideal. → Knight 1921 q2 i? Sixty juniors on a Self-Analysis Test gave 301 'Always' responses for themselves versus 53 for others, and only 44 'Sometimes' for themselves versus 242 for others. → Knight 1921 (2)

Evidence¶

Knight 1921¶

Knight, F. B., & Franzen, R. H. (1921). Pitfalls in rating schemes. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0073817

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A second rating study of 71 juniors used A–E grades with a normal-curve caution instead of ranking 1 to 34, to reduce task difficulty acting as chance error. The article reports the introspective order was again nearer the ideal, substantiating over-rating.

"As the introspective order is again nearer the ideal, the data further substantiate the fact of serious tendency of over-rating one's self."

Knight 1921 (2)¶

Knight, F. B., & Franzen, R. H. (1921). Pitfalls in rating schemes. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0073817

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Sixty juniors rated themselves and the typical junior on a ten-item trustworthiness Self-Analysis Test, anonymously. The article reports 'Always' totals of 53 objective versus 301 introspective, and 'Sometimes' totals of 242 versus 44.

"Looking at the column headed "Always," which denotes superiority when rating is objective, the total is 53; when introspective, 301."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Juniors judge their fellow students as falling short of the ideal order of interests, with a negative correlation between the objective and ideal orders — related
• Self-raters show very little association between their introspective self-order of interests and the order attributed to them by peers, indicating a tendency to overrate themselves — related
• Students give themselves higher self-ratings on qualities they judge more important, averaging 14.75 points on A qualities versus 7.0 on F qualities
• Raters correlate the importance of a trait with how much of it they credit themselves, an average correlation of +.52 read as a self-defense mechanism