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Overconfidence effect

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A cognitive bias in which individuals overestimate the accuracy and certainty of their own beliefs, judgments, and knowledge.

AP course connection

Topic 2.2: 2.2 Thinking, Problem-Solving, Judgments, and Decision-Making

Unit 2

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