Question

You used to envy your brother because he was always so confident when talking to others. Yet the older you become, the more you realize that your brother is more often convinced of things than accurate about those things. Your brother's behavior can be explained by the: overconfidence phenomenon T/F

Answer 1

Answer:

True

Explanation:

In psychology, the term overconfidence phenomenon refers to the phenomenon that occurs when a person has more confidence in their abilities than their actual accuracy. In other words, the person is more confident about themselves than accurate.

In this example, you used to envy your brother because he was always so confident, but, as you grow older you become that your brother is more often convinced of things than accurate about those things. In other words, he is more confident that accurate about himself. Therefore, this is indeed an example of the overconfidence phenomenon.