Dunning-Kruger effect
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A proposed cognitive bias where low performers overestimate their ability and high performers may underestimate it.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 4Hacker News·8/3/2026researchStudy Questions the Reality of the Dunning-Kruger Effect
A McGill University Office for Science and Society article argues that the well-known Dunning-Kruger effect may be a data artefact rather than a true cognitive bias. It reviews criticism of the original 1999 research and notes later statistical analyses that suggest the pattern may arise from the way scores are measured and compared.