What leads people to make inaccurate judgments?
When are they willing to use algorithms to improve their accuracy?
Jenn Logg
I am an Assistant Professor of Management at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. Prior to joining Georgetown, I was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard University. I received my Ph.D. from the Management of Organizations department at the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.
My work examines why people fail to view themselves and their work realistically. My research focuses on how individuals can assess themselves and the world more accurately by using advice and feedback produced by algorithms (scripts for mathematical calculations). I call my primary line of research, Theory of Machine. Broadly, this work examines how people expect algorithmic and human judgment to differ.
Recently, I received the 2018 Early Career Award for the paper "Is overconfidence a motivated bias?" as judged by the Journal of Experimental Psychology's editors (from five sections).
I am an Assistant Professor of Management at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. Prior to joining Georgetown, I was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard University. I received my Ph.D. from the Management of Organizations department at the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.
My work examines why people fail to view themselves and their work realistically. My research focuses on how individuals can assess themselves and the world more accurately by using advice and feedback produced by algorithms (scripts for mathematical calculations). I call my primary line of research, Theory of Machine. Broadly, this work examines how people expect algorithmic and human judgment to differ.
Recently, I received the 2018 Early Career Award for the paper "Is overconfidence a motivated bias?" as judged by the Journal of Experimental Psychology's editors (from five sections).
I am currently accepting research assistant applications for Summer 2019.
To apply, email a copy of your resume to: Jenn.Logg@georgetown.edu
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May 10, 2019
Harnessing the Wisdom of Crowds: How Asking Multiple People for Advice Can Backfire Harvard Business Review |
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Oct. 26, 2018
Stop Naming Your Algorithms: Do People Trust Algorithms More Than Companies Realize? Harvard Business Review |
Updates:
- Invited revision at Journal of Experimental Psychology: General: Social contagion of overconfidence
- Published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes: Algorithm Appreciation (Job Market Paper)
- Published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes: Seeker Beware
- Published in Journal of Experimental Psychology: General: Is overconfidence a motivated bias?
- 2018 Early Career Award
Upcoming Talks:
Boulder Summer Conference on
Consumer Financial Decision Making
May 21, 2019
Boulder, CO
Invited Discussant
Session: Technology-Assisted
Consumer Financial Decision Making
AOM 2019
August 12, 2019: 1:15pm - 2:45pm
Boston Marriott Copley Place in Grand Ballroom Salon K
Boston, MA
Session: The Future of Work
Talk: Algorithm Appreciation
Technology, Mind and Society Conference
Hosted by APA
October 3-5
Washington, D.C.
Talk: Algorithm Appreciation
Boulder Summer Conference on
Consumer Financial Decision Making
May 21, 2019
Boulder, CO
Invited Discussant
Session: Technology-Assisted
Consumer Financial Decision Making
AOM 2019
August 12, 2019: 1:15pm - 2:45pm
Boston Marriott Copley Place in Grand Ballroom Salon K
Boston, MA
Session: The Future of Work
Talk: Algorithm Appreciation
Technology, Mind and Society Conference
Hosted by APA
October 3-5
Washington, D.C.
Talk: Algorithm Appreciation
