Reflections on Self-Reflection: Contemplating Flawed Self-Judgments in the Clinic, Classroom, and Office Cubicle

David Dunning; Chip Heath; Jerry M Suls

doi:10.1177/1745691616688975

Reflections on Self-Reflection: Contemplating Flawed Self-Judgments in the Clinic, Classroom, and Office Cubicle

Perspect Psychol Sci. 2018 Mar;13(2):185-189. doi: 10.1177/1745691616688975.

Authors

David Dunning¹, Chip Heath², Jerry M Suls³

Affiliations

¹ 1 Department of Psychology, University of Michigan.
² 2 Graduate School of Business, Stanford University.
³ 3 National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.

PMID: 29592648
DOI: 10.1177/1745691616688975

Abstract

We reflect back on our 2004 monograph reviewing the implications of faulty self-judgment for health, education, and the workplace. The review proved popular, no doubt because the importance of accurate self-assessment is best reflected in just how broad the literature is that touches on this topic. We discuss opportunities and challenges to be found in the future study of self-judgment accuracy and error, and suggest that designing interventions aimed at improving self-judgments may prove to be a worthwhile but complex and nuanced task.

Keywords: education; health; metacognition; organizations; self-assessment.