The benefits of knowing what you know (and what you don’t): How calibration affects credibility

@article{Tenney2008TheBO,
  title={The benefits of knowing what you know (and what you don’t): How calibration affects credibility},
  author={Elizabeth R. Tenney and Barbara A. Spellman and Robert J MacCoun},
  journal={Journal of Experimental Social Psychology},
  year={2008},
  volume={44},
  pages={1368-1375}
}
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