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March 11, 2012

The Dunning–Kruger Effect

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The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which the unskilled suffer from illusory superiority,
mistakenly rating their ability much higher than average. This bias is attributed to a metacognitive inability of the unskilled to recognize their mistakes. Actual competence may weaken self-confidence, as competent individuals may falsely assume that others have an equivalent understanding. As Kruger and Dunning conclude, "the miscalibration of the incompetent stems from an error about the self, whereas the miscalibration of the highly competent stems from an error about others." -- Dunning–Kruger effect - Wikipedia

Posted by gerardvanderleun at March 11, 2012 6:22 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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In theory there is no difference between theory and reality.

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