Why people think they’re right, even when they are wrong
news.osu.edu
If you smugly believe you’re right in a disagreement with a friend or colleague, a new study suggests why you may actually be wrong.Researchers found that people naturally assume they have all the information they need to make a decision or support their position, even when they do not.The researchers called it the “illusion of information a...
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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/geoff199 on 2024-10-09 18:10:49+00:00.

Original Title: People often assume they have all the info they need to make a decision or support an opinion even when they don’t. A study found that people given only half the info about a situation were more confident about their related decision than were people given all the information.