There’s a reason the worst performers are often the loudest, most confident people in the room. It’s not just ego — it’s ...

This video reveals the science behind people who confidently speak on topics they barely understand. The Dunning–Kruger ...

In the 1990s, David Dunning and Justin Kruger were professors of psychology at Cornell University and wanted to test whether incompetent people were unaware of their incompetence. To test this, they ...

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.” ...

Dunning-Kruger is more problematic in remote work environments, as cognitive bias tends to be easier to identify in an office, where there are more sensory signals to help assertiveness and ...

The Dunning-Kruger effect shows that confidence and skill do not always match. Sometimes the least qualified person dominates the conversation, and sometimes the most capable holds back. The challenge ...

When the string quartet’s second violinist didn’t arrive, a child volunteered to stand in. Despite having had no opportunity to practice, his execution was flawless. When his father expressed ...

The idea that the least skilled among us overestimate their abilities more than anyone else is the gist of what’s known as the Dunning-Kruger effect, something that has appeared in headlines in ...

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