"Dunning-Kruger effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Dunning-Kruger effects [plural]
Etymology: Coined by British clinical psychologist Vaughan Bell in 2006 on Wikipedia, based on the earlier name Dunning-Kruger syndrome (coined by Wikipedia user Uucp in 2005), named for David Dunning and Justin Kruger of Cornell University, who studied the phenomenon. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Vaughan Bell|in=2006|nat=British|occ=clinical psychologist}} Coined by British clinical psychologist Vaughan Bell in 2006 Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Dunning-Kruger effect}} Dunning-Kruger effect (plural Dunning-Kruger effects)
  1. A cognitive bias by which an unskilled individual suffers from illusory superiority, mistakenly rating their ability as much higher than it actually is. Wikipedia link: David Dunning, Justin Kruger Categories (topical): Biases Synonyms: DKE [initialism], Dunning-Kruger [abbreviation], Dunning-Kruger bias Related terms: a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, Lake Wobegon effect

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