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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Irrelevant Information Enhances the Feeling of Knowing and Curses Our Understanding of Other Minds

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Cognitive

  • Miao Zhong
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Him Cheung
    The Education University of Hong Kong

Abstract

Irrelevant but topic-related background information leads to an enhanced feeling of knowing (FOK) and curses our estimation of others’ knowledge, suggesting that the target knowledge is not a prerequisite for the curse of knowledge (COK) bias.

Cognitive Processes