confidence ratings. A substantial body of research has demonstrated that human
metacognition is fallible but it remains unclear how metacognitive inefficiency should be
incorporated into a mechanistic model of confidence generation. Here we show that,
contrary to what is typically assumed, metacognitive inefficiency depends on the level of
confidence. We found that, across 5 different data sets and 4 different measures of …
METACOGNITIVE INEFFICIENCY Abstract (214/250) Humans have the metacognitive ability
to judge the accuracy of their own decisions via confidence ratings. A substantial body of
research has demonstrated that human metacognition is fallible but it remains unclear how
metacognitive inefficiency should be incorporated into a mechanistic model of confidence
generation. Here we show that, contrary to what is typically assumed, metacognitive
inefficiency depends on the level of confidence. We found that, across five different datasets …