Dunning-Kruger effect

Dunning-Kruger effect

/ˌdʌnɪŋ ˈkruːɡər ɪˌfekt/

🧠 Modern Cognition

a cognitive bias where people with low ability overestimate their ability

His confidence despite his ignorance was a classic case of the Dunning-Kruger effect.

Origin: Named after psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger