Dunning–Kruger effect
cognitive bias in which incompetent people tend to assess themselves as skilled
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Dunning–Kruger effect
Summary
Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of cognitive_bias entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,433 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Dunning–Kruger effect's video is recorded as The Dunning Kruger Effect (explainer video by Sprouts).webm[3].
- Dunning–Kruger effect's image is recorded as Mr Pipo Dunning kruger.svg[4].
- Dunning–Kruger effect's instance of is recorded as cognitive bias[5].
- David Dunning is named after Dunning–Kruger effect[6].
- Justin Kruger is named after Dunning–Kruger effect[7].
- Dunning–Kruger effect's part of is recorded as psychological terminology[8].
- Dunning–Kruger effect's Commons category is recorded as Dunning–Kruger effect[9].
- +1999-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Dunning–Kruger effect[10].
- Dunning–Kruger effect's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0714hr[11].
- Dunning–Kruger effect's spoken text audio is recorded as Dunning-Kruger effect.ogg[12].
- Dunning–Kruger effect's facet of is recorded as circle of competence[13].
- Dunning–Kruger effect's described by source is recorded as Unskilled and unaware of it: how difficulties in recognizing one's own incompetence lead to inflated self-assessments[14].
- Dunning–Kruger effect's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Dunning-Kruger-effect[15].
- Dunning–Kruger effect's Quora topic ID is recorded as Dunning–Kruger-Effect-2[16].
- Dunning–Kruger effect's subreddit is recorded as dunningkruger[17].
- Dunning–Kruger effect's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Dunning-Kruger-effekten[18].
- Dunning–Kruger effect's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "DunningKrugerEffect"][19].
- Dunning–Kruger effect's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780683077[20].
- Dunning–Kruger effect's RationalWiki ID is recorded as Dunning–Kruger_effect[21].
- Dunning–Kruger effect's Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID is recorded as effekt-danninga-kriugera-4f35d7[22].
Why It Matters
Dunning–Kruger effect ranks in the top 1% of cognitive_bias entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,433 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]