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| − | The '''Dunning-Kruger effect''' is a [[cognitive bias]] in which a person's incompetence denies him the metacognitive ability to recognize that very incompetence and may even delude him into considering himself to have superior competence. Meanwhile, a genuinely competent person may underestimate his competence because he falsely believes that others share his competence. The effect is an example of the [[Lake Wobegon effect]]. | + | The '''Dunning-Kruger effect''' is a [[cognitive bias]] in which a person's incompetence denies him the [[metacognition|metacognitive]] ability to recognize that very incompetence and may even delude him into considering himself to have superior competence. Meanwhile, a genuinely competent person may underestimate his competence because he falsely believes that others share his competence. The effect is an example of the [[Lake Wobegon effect]]. |
| − | + | [[Liberal]]s frequently tend to accuse [[conservative]]s of being afflicted with Dunning-Kruger (and do so out of mockery), but observation of liberal behavior as described by multiple sources demonstrate that it is actually liberals who themselves exhibit signs of Dunning-Kruger.<ref>Multiple references: | |
*[https://albertjack.com/2018/04/28/video-are-liberals-too-stupid-to-realise-they-are-stupid/ Video: Are liberals too stupid to realize they are stupid?] | *[https://albertjack.com/2018/04/28/video-are-liberals-too-stupid-to-realise-they-are-stupid/ Video: Are liberals too stupid to realize they are stupid?] | ||
*[https://phillipjensen.com/new-atheists-and-the-dunning-kruger-effect/ New Atheists and the Dunning-Kruger Effect] | *[https://phillipjensen.com/new-atheists-and-the-dunning-kruger-effect/ New Atheists and the Dunning-Kruger Effect] | ||
*[https://iotwreport.com/the-dunning-kruger-effect-sums-up-the-left/ The Dunning-Kruger Effect Sums Up the Left]</ref> | *[https://iotwreport.com/the-dunning-kruger-effect-sums-up-the-left/ The Dunning-Kruger Effect Sums Up the Left]</ref> | ||
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| + | == Dunning-Kruger effect and intellectual humility == | ||
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| + | ''See also:'' [[Intellectual humility]]: | ||
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| + | *[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/intriguing-dunning-kruger-effect-humility-mastery-montgomery-singman#:~:text=The%20Dunning%2DKruger%20effect%20is,limitations%2C%20regardless%20of%20expertise%20level. The Intriguing Dunning-Kruger Effect and the Humility of Mastery] | ||
| + | *[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/embracing-dunning-kruger-effect-path-humility-pjero-mardesic Embracing the Dunning-Kruger Effect: The Path to Humility and Continuous Learning] | ||
== Journal articles == | == Journal articles == | ||
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*''[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10626367/ Unskilled and unaware of it: how difficulties in recognizing one's own incompetence lead to inflated self-assessments]'' by J. Kruger and David Dunning, ''Journal Personality and Social Psychology''. 1999 Dec;77(6):1121-34. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.77.6.1121. | *''[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10626367/ Unskilled and unaware of it: how difficulties in recognizing one's own incompetence lead to inflated self-assessments]'' by J. Kruger and David Dunning, ''Journal Personality and Social Psychology''. 1999 Dec;77(6):1121-34. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.77.6.1121. | ||
*''[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780123855220000056 The Dunning–Kruger Effect: On Being Ignorant of One's Own Ignorance]'' by David Dunning ''Advances in Experimental Social Psychology'', Volume 44, 2011, Pages 247-296 | *''[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780123855220000056 The Dunning–Kruger Effect: On Being Ignorant of One's Own Ignorance]'' by David Dunning ''Advances in Experimental Social Psychology'', Volume 44, 2011, Pages 247-296 | ||
| + | *[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/B:JONB.0000039649.20015.0e ''Mind-Reading and Metacognition: Narcissism, not Actual Competence, Predicts Self-Estimated Ability''], ''Journal of Nonverbal Behavior'', Published: September 2004. Volume 28, pages 187–209, (2004) | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Superiority complex]] | ||
*[[Optimism bias]] | *[[Optimism bias]] | ||
*[[Cognitive bias]] | *[[Cognitive bias]] | ||
*[[Emotional bias]] | *[[Emotional bias]] | ||
| + | *[[Intellectual humility]] | ||
| + | *[[Humility]] | ||
| + | *[[Decision making]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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*[https://www.healthline.com/health/dunning-kruger-effect The Dunning-Kruger Effect Explained], Healthline.com | *[https://www.healthline.com/health/dunning-kruger-effect The Dunning-Kruger Effect Explained], Healthline.com | ||
*[https://www.atlassian.com/blog/productivity/dunning-kruger-effect The Dunning-Kruger effect: why and how we overestimate our own abilities] | *[https://www.atlassian.com/blog/productivity/dunning-kruger-effect The Dunning-Kruger effect: why and how we overestimate our own abilities] | ||
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| + | Videos: | ||
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| + | *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGpu2hvyt_xZ4V1VpmqLKdXP Dunning-Kruger effect - video playlist], Video playlist | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 06:18, January 21, 2025
The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which a person's incompetence denies him the metacognitive ability to recognize that very incompetence and may even delude him into considering himself to have superior competence. Meanwhile, a genuinely competent person may underestimate his competence because he falsely believes that others share his competence. The effect is an example of the Lake Wobegon effect.
Liberals frequently tend to accuse conservatives of being afflicted with Dunning-Kruger (and do so out of mockery), but observation of liberal behavior as described by multiple sources demonstrate that it is actually liberals who themselves exhibit signs of Dunning-Kruger.[1]
Dunning-Kruger effect and intellectual humility
See also: Intellectual humility:
- The Intriguing Dunning-Kruger Effect and the Humility of Mastery
- Embracing the Dunning-Kruger Effect: The Path to Humility and Continuous Learning
Journal articles
- Dunning–Kruger effects in reasoning: Theoretical implications of the failure to recognize incompetence, Gordon Pennycook, Robert M. Ross, Derek J. Koehler & Jonathan A. Fugelsang, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review volume 24, pages 1774–1784 (2017)
- Unskilled and unaware of it: how difficulties in recognizing one's own incompetence lead to inflated self-assessments by J. Kruger and David Dunning, Journal Personality and Social Psychology. 1999 Dec;77(6):1121-34. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.77.6.1121.
- The Dunning–Kruger Effect: On Being Ignorant of One's Own Ignorance by David Dunning Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Volume 44, 2011, Pages 247-296
- Mind-Reading and Metacognition: Narcissism, not Actual Competence, Predicts Self-Estimated Ability, Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, Published: September 2004. Volume 28, pages 187–209, (2004)
See also
- Superiority complex
- Optimism bias
- Cognitive bias
- Emotional bias
- Intellectual humility
- Humility
- Decision making
External links
- Dunning-Kruger Effect: What to Know, WebMD
- The Dunning-Kruger Effect, Mind Tools
- The Dunning-Kruger Effect Explained, Healthline.com
- The Dunning-Kruger effect: why and how we overestimate our own abilities
Videos:
- Dunning-Kruger effect - video playlist, Video playlist