Definition of Overconfidence. Meaning of Overconfidence. Synonyms of Overconfidence

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Definition of Overconfidence

Overconfidence
Overconfidence O"ver*con"fi*dence, n. Excessive confidence; too great reliance or trust.

Meaning of Overconfidence from wikipedia

- The overconfidence effect is a well-established bias in which a person's subjective confidence in their judgments is reliably greater than the objective...
- misunderstood as a claim about general overconfidence of people with low intelligence instead of specific overconfidence of people unskilled at a particular...
- describes a personality quality of extreme or excessive pride or dangerous overconfidence and complacency, often in combination with (or synonymous with) arrogance...
- several attempts to curb overconfidence proving unsuccessful, Tversky and Kahneman (1971) suggest an effective solution to overconfidence is for subjects to...
- over-engineered, bloated systems, due to inflated expectations and overconfidence. The phrase was first used by Fred Brooks in his book The Mythical Man-Month...
- suggested that this additional risk taken on by founder CEOs stems from overconfidence at the CEO level, which some scholars have measured through their tone...
- system of beliefs he calls high modernism, that centers on governments' overconfidence in the ability to design and operate society in accordance with purported...
- primarily for divinatory purposes. This card can represent dangerous overconfidence leading to a loss, failure or defeat that cannot be overcome. In its...
- to accuracy (in the ISO definition of accuracy), this often leads to overconfidence in the accuracy, named precision bias. Madsen Pirie defines the term...
- or believed before an event occurred and is a significant source of overconfidence in one’s ability to predict the outcomes of ****ure events. Examples...