May 19 Lecture – The Psychology of Confidence

Science at Cal Lecture Series

The Psychology of Confidence

with Prof. Don A. Moore

Saturday May 19, 2018 at 11:00 AM
100 Genetics and Plant Biology,  UC Berkeley
 
Reading the self-help literature could leave you with the impression that the goal in life is to maximize your confidence. On the other hand, research on overconfidence highlights all the ways in which people can get themselves into trouble by being too confident. Professor Moore will explore this tension by examining the psychology of confidence. Evidence underscores risks on both sides. Overconfidence leads people to delude themselves with wishful thinking, take too many risks, pursue impossible goals, and waste their time on doomed ventures. Underconfidence dissuades people from taking risks that would pay off and scares them away from trying things they would enjoy. The evidence highlights a promising middle way between these twin risks.
Confidence!

Confidence! Image - Chris & Karen Highland

 
Don A. Moore

Don A. Moore

 
Don A. Moore holds the Lorraine Tyson Mitchell Chair in Leadership at the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley.  He received his Ph.D. in Organization Behavior from Northwestern University.  His research interests include overconfidence, including when people think they are better than they actually are, when people think they are better than others, and when people are too sure they know the truth.  His research has appeared in popular press outlets and academic journals, from Psychological Review to Harvard Business Review.  He is the author or editor of three books, and he teaches popular classes on managing organizations, negotiation, and decision making.  He is only occasionally overconfident.

Comments to “May 19 Lecture – The Psychology of Confidence

  1. I’m very interested in the series lectures. Is there any chance to subscribe the newletters and get more information of other science lecture and sessions hold?

    • Katie bertsche says:

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  2. I wanted a ticket to the lecture but didn’t see how to do that

    • Katie bertsche says:

      Hello! You don’t need to have a ticket, you can just attend!

  3. Hello!

    I was told that the Science series was complete for this school year–wondering if “The Psychology of Confidence” is happening tomorrow? May 19, 2018?

    Thank you!

    • Katie bertsche says:

      Hi! Yes it is happening today!

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