http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/04/is-there-a-homer-simpson-effect-among-scientists/ Ideas, innovations and discoveries from the world of science Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/04/is-there-a-homer-simpson-effect-among-scientists/comment-page-1/#comment-3471 A Female Cardiologist Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:15:24 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=6098#comment-3471 I think is a rather common phenomenon that people tend to rate themselves above average and I do not believe that it is gender specific. The classic example study that I am aware is that of self-rating of driving skills in which virtually all drivers rate themselves as average or above-average ability. See Accid Anal Prev. 1998 May;30(3):331-6. Confidence in, and self-rating of, driving ability among older drivers. Marottoli RA, Richardson ED. I think is a rather common phenomenon that people tend to rate themselves above average and I do not believe that it is gender specific. The classic example study that I am aware is that of self-rating of driving skills in which virtually all drivers rate themselves as average or above-average ability. See Accid Anal Prev. 1998 May;30(3):331-6. Confidence in, and self-rating of, driving ability among older drivers.
Marottoli RA, Richardson ED.

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