Prediction of self-reported knowledge with over-claiming, fluid and crystallized intelligence and typical intellectual engagement |
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| Authors: | Gizem Hülür Oliver Wilhelm Stefan Schipolowski |
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| Institution: | aHumboldt-University Berlin, Germany;bUlm University, Germany |
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| Abstract: | We investigated the usefulness of the Over-Claiming Questionnaire (OCQ) as a measure of cognitive abilities. In OCQs respondents are asked to rate their familiarity with items of academic or everyday knowledge (Paulhus, Harms, Bruce, & Lysy, 2003). Some items exist in reality (reals), and others do not (foils). We developed four OCQs, each consisting of 40 reals and 8 foils from the domains of Science, Humanities and Civics. The OCQs were administered in a longitudinal rotation design to 112 participants who attended the 9th school grade at the beginning of the study. In latent variable regression analyses 53% of variation in the reals could be explained by fluid and crystallized intelligence and over-claiming as indicated by responses to foils. Further variation in responses to reals and foils was explained by intellectual engagement. Our results show that self-reported knowledge, although positively related to measures of ability, to a large extent reflects over-claiming. |
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| Keywords: | Over-Claiming Technique (OCT) Over-Claiming Questionnaire (OCQ) Self-reported knowledge Fluid and crystallized intelligence Intellectual engagement |
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