Overestimation Bias in Self-Reported SAT Scores

Autor/inn/en	Mayer, Richard E.; Stull, Andrew T.; Campbell, Julie; Almeroth, Kevin; Bimber, Bruce; Chun, Dorothy; Knight, Allan
Titel	Overestimation Bias in Self-Reported SAT Scores
Quelle	In: Educational Psychology Review, 19 (2007) 4, S.443-454 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-726X
DOI	10.1007/s10648-006-9034-z
Schlagwörter	Psychological Studies; Scoring; Measurement Techniques; College Students; Males; Females; Correlation; Aptitude Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bewertung; Messtechnik; Collegestudent; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Weibliches Geschlecht; Korrelation; Aptitude test; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest
Abstract	The authors analyzed self-reported SAT scores and actual SAT scores for five different samples of college students (N = 650). Students overestimated their actual SAT scores by an average of 25 points (SD = 81, d = 0.31), with 10% under-reporting, 51% reporting accurately, and 39% over-reporting, indicating a systematic bias towards over-reporting. The amount of over-reporting was greater for lower-scoring than higher-scoring students, was greater for upper division than lower division students, and was equivalent for men and women. There was a strong correlation between self-reported and actual SAT scores (r = 0.82), indicating high validity of students' memories of their scores. Results replicate previous findings (Kuncel, Crede, & Thomas, 2005) and are consistent with a motivated distortion hypothesis. Caution is suggested in using self-reported SAT scores in psychological research. (Author).
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