Psychology ETDs
Publication Date
Fall 11-14-2023
Abstract
This work addresses three fundamental questions. First, can the source of the advice (crowd or single advisor) be leveraged to enhance advice use? Second, does high skill and high metacognitive ability predict greater advice use or are these individuals also blind to the need for advice? Finally, can personality, performance, and pre-advice confidence factors be used to profile those most likely to benefit from advice? Results indicated surprisingly low advice taking rates (~25% to ~26%) from both advisors, despite the advice being 100% accurate. Advice taking was even lower when individuals were in a high-confidence state, with high-skilled individuals taking advice 18% of the time they made an error, compared to 7% for the low-skilled. Significant individual differences in advice use were found, with those high in normative social influence more likely to take advice.
Degree Name
Psychology
Level of Degree
Doctoral
Department Name
Psychology
First Committee Member (Chair)
Dr. Eric Ruthruff
Second Committee Member
Dr. Tania Reynolds
Third Committee Member
Dr. Jeremy Hogeveen
Fourth Committee Member
Dr. M. Lee Van Horn
Language
English
Keywords
Dunning Kruger effect, overconfidence, metacognition, advice taking
Document Type
Dissertation
Recommended Citation
Sanchez-Combs, Danielle Nicole. "Do I Listen to You, or Do I Listen to Me? An Individual Difference Investigation into Advice Utilization." (2023). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/psy_etds/438