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Dunning-Kruger Effect
Confidence and measured performance can be poorly calibrated on a defined task, but the familiar claim that the least skilled are uniquely overconfident is contested.
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Checked source previewAcademic paper
Reevaluating the Dunning–Kruger Effect: A Response to and Replication of Gignac and Zajenkowski (2020)
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- What it supports
- The analysis found a statistically significant Dunning–Kruger pattern at lower ability, but the estimated effect was small.
- Where it may not transfer
- This response concerns intelligence estimates rather than all task performance, and a statistically significant curve does not establish the original causal account. The small effect conflicts with the exaggerated popular stereotype.
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