Factors underlying illusory self-assessment of driving skill in males and females

Downward comparison principles in social psychology.

Thomas A. Wills · Psychological Bulletin · 1981 · 2.6K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +14

Are we all less risky and more skillful than our fellow drivers?

Ola Svenson · Acta Psychologica · 1981 · 2K citations

Social Sciences, Risk Management, Risk Assessment +11

Evaluations of Self and Others: Self-Enhancement Biases in Social Judgments

Jonathon D. Brown · Social Cognition · 1986 · 869 citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +14

Self–other judgments and perceived vulnerability to victimization.

Linda S. Perloff, Barbara K. Fetzer · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1986 · 700 citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +12

The mass media and judgments of risk: Distinguishing impact on personal and societal level judgments.

Tom R. Tyler, Fay Lomax Cook · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1984 · 411 citations

Social Sciences, Communication, Social Psychology +16