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Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Science@beehaw.org · 8 days ago

People with the least political knowledge tend to be the most overconfident in their grasp of facts. Most common among individuals who know the least about politics and those who lean conservative.

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People with the least political knowledge tend to be the most overconfident in their grasp of facts. Most common among individuals who know the least about politics and those who lean conservative.

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Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Science@beehaw.org · 8 days ago
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People with the least political knowledge tend to be the most overconfident in their grasp of facts
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People often misjudge their understanding of verifiable political facts. A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied provides evidence that individuals with the least actual knowledge tend to display the highest levels of overconfidence.
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    8 days ago

    That’s roughly what I was going to say.

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