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Ambiguity and self-evaluation: The role of idiosyncratic trait definitions in self-serving assessments of ability.
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“Prior research on self-serving biases (Dunning, Meyerowitz and Holzberg, 1989), and on biased processing of information in general (Darley and Gross, 1983), suggests that the bias results from selective information processing.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Dunning, D., Meyerowitz, J. A., & Holzberg, A. D.
- Affiliations
- Cornell University (US)
- ORCID
- Dunning, David
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 1989-12
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1082-1090
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W2017483422
- Cited by
- 758
- References
- 792
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 28 · 2020: 42 · 2019: 41 · 2018: 28 · 2017: 25 · 2016: 28 · 2015: 27 · 2014: 21 · 2013: 28 · 2012: 25
- FWCI
- 1.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Keywords
- self-assessment, self-serving bias, trait definitions, ambiguity, ability assessment, self-concept
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