Over the years, the Dunning-Kruger effect has gone from a scientific hypothesis to a popular meme, pulled out in shouting matches across social media. In the hierarchy of insults, there are few more ...

In 1995, a man robbed two banks in Pittsburgh with his face fully visible on surveillance cameras. He later claimed he had smeared lemon juice on his skin, believing it would make him invisible to the ...

People with limited knowledge and competences in a given intellectual or social field significantly overestimate their capabilities. These words perfectly capture the ...

Recently, I encountered a chart that visualizes the so-called Dunning-Kruger Effect, and it caught my attention. The Dunning-Kruger effect is a phenomenon in which people’s confidence in their own ...

The Dunning-Kruger Effect has weighty implications for how we live. Source: Photo by Adi Goldstein on Unsplash When I posted a podcast episode on imposter syndrome on social media, a follower brought ...

In the past, some prominent psychologists have explained President Donald Trump’s unwavering support by alluding to a well-established psychological phenomenon known as the “Dunning-Kruger effect.” ...

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The Dunning-Kruger Effect is a cognitive bias where individuals with limited knowledge or competence in an area overestimate their understanding or abilities. It arises when their lack of expertise ...

Kent Lauder’s superb guest perspective, “War on Science” (Daily Journal, July 23) brought out the most science challenged commentators in the online edition. They seemed very eager to expose their ...

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