August 2012
psych-facts: The Worse-Than-Average Effect: When... →
People underestimate their ability at stereotypically difficult tasks like playing chess, telling jokes, juggling or computer programming. ______________________________________________________
Recently I covered the Dunning-Kruger effect which explains why the incompetent don’t know they’re incompetent.
But there’s a flip-side to the Dunning-Kruger: sometimes the competent don’t know when...
