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Dunning-Kruger effect

Posted on:January 31, 2019 at 12:00 PM

The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias whereby people with low ability, expertise, or experience regarding a certain type of a task or area of knowledge tend to overestimate their ability or knowledge. Some researchers also include in their definition the opposite effect for high performers: their tendency to underestimate their skills.

Dunning–Kruger

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect