Dunning-Kruger effect

== English == === Etymology === Coined on everything2 in 2002 by user uucp, who in 2005 copied the same entry to Wikipedia under the title Dunning-Kruger syndrome, named for David Dunning and Justin Kruger of Cornell University, who studied the phenomenon. === Noun === Dunning-Kruger effect (plural Dunning-Kruger effects) (psychology) A cognitive bias where an individual with limited knowledge or competence in a specific domain tends to greatly overestimate their own ability relative to objective criteria or the performance of others. Synonyms: DKE (initialism), Dunning-Kruger (clipping), Dunning-Kruger bias ==== See also ==== === References === === Further reading === Dunning–Kruger effect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia