Skip to Main Content
HBS Home
  • About
  • Academic Programs
  • Alumni
  • Faculty & Research
  • Baker Library
  • Giving
  • Harvard Business Review
  • Initiatives
  • News
  • Recruit
  • Map / Directions
Faculty & Research
  • Faculty
  • Research
  • Featured Topics
  • Academic Units
  • …→
  • Harvard Business School→
  • Faculty & Research→
  • Research
    • Research
    • Publications
    • Global Research Centers
    • Case Development
    • Initiatives & Projects
    • Research Services
    • Seminars & Conferences
    →
  • Publications→

Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (4) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (4) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

  • All HBS Web  (4)
    • Research  (4)
  • Faculty Publications  (1)

Show Results For

  • All HBS Web  (4)
    • Research  (4)
  • Faculty Publications  (1)
Page 1 of 4 Results
  • 27 Apr 2018
  • Working Paper Summaries

Is Overconfidence a Motivated Bias? Experimental Evidence

Keywords: by Jennifer M. Logg, Uriel Haran, and Don A. Moore
  • 08 May 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52570 Algorithm Appreciation: People Prefer Algorithmic to Human Judgment By: Logg, Jennifer M., Julia A. Minson, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Apr 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

benefits. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54377 Is Overconfidence a Motivated Bias? Experimental Evidence By: Logg, Jennifer M., Uriel... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2018
  • Working Paper

Is Overconfidence a Motivated Bias? Experimental Evidence

By: Jennifer M. Logg, Uriel Haran and Don A. Moore
Are overconfident beliefs driven by the motivation to view oneself positively? We test the relationship between motivation and overconfidence using two distinct, but often conflated, measures: better-than-average (BTA) beliefs and overplacement. Our results suggest... View Details
Keywords: Self-perception; Overconfidence; Motivation; Better-Than-Average Effect; Specifically; Personal Characteristics; Perception; Motivation and Incentives; Cognition and Thinking
Citation
SSRN
Read Now
Related
Logg, Jennifer M., Uriel Haran, and Don A. Moore. "Is Overconfidence a Motivated Bias? Experimental Evidence." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-099, April 2018.
  • 1
ǁ
Campus Map
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163
→Map & Directions
→More Contact Information
  • Make a Gift
  • Site Map
  • Jobs
  • Harvard University
  • Trademarks
  • Policies
  • Accessibility
  • Digital Accessibility
Copyright © President & Fellows of Harvard College.