Are we all less risky and more skillful than our fellow drivers?¶
Svenson, O. (1981). Are we all less risky and more skillful than our fellow drivers?. Acta Psychologica, 47(2), 143-148.
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Primes¶
- Dunning-Kruger Effect
- Driver self-assessment (Svenson 1981) is a classic applied finding: most drivers rate themselves above the median, a mathematical impossibility in the aggregate but consistent with Dunning-Kruger if low-competence drivers use their own (flawed) sense of what "good driving" is as the reference point.
This sourceClassic finding that most drivers rate themselves above the median; supports D16-114 (driver self-assessment as a better-than-average/reference-point exemplar).
- Driver self-assessment (Svenson 1981) is a classic applied finding: most drivers rate themselves above the median, a mathematical impossibility in the aggregate but consistent with Dunning-Kruger if low-competence drivers use their own (flawed) sense of what "good driving" is as the reference point.
Domain-specific¶
- Comparative Self-Assessment Crossover
- Nearly everyone has driven a car, so driving feels familiar and personal examples of successful performance come easily; many respondents place themselves above the median driver
This sourceThe finding itself: 93% of a US sample and 69% of a Swedish sample rated themselves more skillful than the median driver, and 88% and 77% respectively rated themselves safer. The explanation offered here is the article's own.
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- Nearly everyone has driven a car, so driving feels familiar and personal examples of successful performance come easily; many respondents place themselves above the median driver
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