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Psychology

The Dunning-Kruger Effect and Competence Self-Assessment

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In a series of studies, people who scored in the bottom 25% on tests of humor, grammar, and logic rated themselves as being above average — a stark misjudgment that experts almost never made.

Why this is interesting

Have you ever noticed that the person who is most confident in a debate is often the least informed? Why do beginners think they're experts while true experts doubt themselves?