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Mitchell, P.; Robinson, E. J. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1990
Findings of four investigations involving five through seven year olds suggest that, even though children can make relatively accurate judgments of their knowledge states, they tend to overestimate their competence when assessing their knowledge in relation to performance on a task. (RH)
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