overconfidence

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He also developed what he calls the adaptive markets hypothesis, which uses the principles of evolution to explain behaviors such as loss aversion and overconfidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Warsh’s distaste for overconfidence in models and technocratic expertise has also held throughout his career.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

The only blot was a touch of overconfidence for his dismissal, falling to Abhishek after striking back-to-back boundaries off the left-arm spinner.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025

When someone else’s behavior seems truly inexplicable or evil, even, I can pinpoint, “Oh, that is just overconfidence bias at play” in the same way that I noticed overconfidence bias in my own behavior.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2024

It was an error of a commander’s overconfidence, small in history, large in the lives of those men.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver