Dunning-Kruger effect
June 26th, 2007 Chris Posted in Uncategorized |
Simply put, the Dunning-Kruger effect is that dumb people tend to think they’re much smarter than they actually are.
Across 4 studies, the authors found that participants scoring in the bottom quartile on tests of humor, grammar, and logic grossly overestimated their test performance and ability. Although test scores put them in the 12th percentile, they estimated themselves to be in the 62nd
Also notable is that truly competent people tend to underestimate how smart they are.
June 27th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Or as Bertrand Russell, the British philosopher, put it, “The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.”