Publications by Jessica A. Kennedy
July 1, 2012 • Working Papers • By Jessica A. Kennedy and Laura Kray
Abstract Women select into top business degree programs at a lower rate than men and are underrepresented in high-ranking positions in business organizations. We examined taboo trad-off aversion as one…
A status-enhancement account of overconfidence
March 1, 2012 • Working Papers • By Cameron Anderson, Jessica A. Kennedy and Sebastien Brion
Abstract In explaining the prevalence of the overconfident belief that one is better than others, prior work has focused on the motive to maintain high self-esteem, abetted by biases in…
Social Reactions to Overconfidence: Do the Costs of Overconfidence Outweigh the Benefits?
March 1, 2011 • Working Papers • By Cameron Anderson, Don A. Moore and Jessica A. Kennedy
Abstract Scholars have recently proposed that overconfidence pervades self-judgment because of the social benefits it provides individuals, such as higher status in groups (Anderson, Brion, & Moore, 2010). A counter-argument…