[PaulAJ]

I think I see what they mean. "Misconception" means something where you can point out "no, that's incorrect". But these people have more than just an error in their knowledge, they are fundamentally misconstruing the world and how it works.

[giantg2]

I would love to see the part of the study that says this and how they controlled for various factors. Are rhe baselines just other studies built on surveys? Self perception is terribly inaccurate much of the time, and we all know people put more emphasis on the things they don't have than the ones they already do.