What Is the Dunning-Kruger Effect? The Dunning-Kruger effect happens when someone who isn't especially knowledgeable in a particular area overestimates how much they know or how good they are at an ...

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Named after psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger, the Dunning-Kruger effect is a type of cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate their knowledge or ability, particularly in areas ...