Encouraging Interviewees To Say “I Don’t Know” Improves Performance.
Interviewees often face pressure to give an answer to a question even when there isn’t enough information available. It is typical for interviewers to force interviewees to answer questions by rephrasing questions or fishing for guesses. This attitude extends to society at large, where, for many people, saying “I don’t know” is tantamount to saying “I am stupid.”
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