Dunning–Kruger Effect

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Author: wikipedia.org
Full Title: Dunning–Kruger Effect
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Document Tags: Psychology
Summary: The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias where people with low ability tend to overestimate their knowledge. It is often measured by comparing self-assessment with actual performance. This bias can hinder low performers from recognizing their incompetence and improving themselves.
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias [2] 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. (View Highlight)
The Dunning–Kruger effect is usually explained in terms of meta-cognitive abilities. This approach is based on the idea that poor performers have not yet acquired the ability to distinguish between good and bad performances. They tend to overrate themselves because they do not see the qualitative difference between their performances and the performances of others. (View Highlight)

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