Why you're not as great as you think you are

mnn.com 27 Feb '12, 9pm

Why you're not as great as you think you are

The results are uniform across all the knowledge domains: People who actually did well on the test tend to feel more confident about their performance than people who didn't do well, but only slightly. Almost everyone thinks they did better than average. "For people at the bottom who are really doing badly — those in the bottom 10th or 15th percentile — they think their work falls in the 60th or 55th percentile, so, above average," Dunning told Life's Little Mysteries . The same pattern emerges in tests of people's ability to rate the funniness of jokes, the correctness of grammar, or even their own performance in a game of chess. "People at the bottom still think they're outperforming other people." [

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@danemorgan » 05 Mar '12, 7pm
It isn't incompetence that makes them unable to tell. You don't have to be all that smart to realize that you... [link]
@Quelquepart » 04 Mar '12, 3pm
Ah ah! Why you're not as great as you think you are [link]
@Lachlan_Mc » 03 Mar '12, 6am
Unsurprisingly Incompetent people have NFI. [link]
@LonelyScarf » 02 Mar '12, 7pm
America comes to mind... | Why you're not as great as you think you are [link]
@ecomeerkat » 02 Mar '12, 7pm
'Dumb people are too dumb to know it.' This disconnect may be responsible for many of society's problems. [link] Wow.
@MotherNatureNet » 02 Mar '12, 7pm
The more you think you know, the less you (probably) do [link]
@YouShouldKnowCA » 02 Mar '12, 6pm
RT @about_std: This article explains SO MUCH - the less you know, the more you think you know everything: [link]
@LittleRiverBlog » 02 Mar '12, 5pm
Such an article of truth! We all need to look at this! [link]
@jbbarquero » 02 Mar '12, 4pm
Incompetent people tend to think they are exceptional (average people tend to be depressed or complaining) RT [link]
@NomaTQ » 01 Mar '12, 7pm
Lol RT @UnseeingEyes: Why you're not as great as you think you are [link] #NEWS
@UnseeingEyes » 01 Mar '12, 7pm
Why you're not as great as you think you are [link] #NEWS
@mikelunt » 01 Mar '12, 7pm
Too many lessons to count in this article about ourselves: [link]
@michaelcoday » 01 Mar '12, 5pm
RT @melebeth: This article explains SO MUCH - the less you know, the more you think you know everything: [link]
@About_STD » 01 Mar '12, 5pm
This article explains SO MUCH - the less you know, the more you think you know everything: [link]
@slicktor » 29 Feb '12, 12pm
Dunning-Kruger effect: You don't know enough about a subject to see how little you know. [link]
@minuswhale » 29 Feb '12, 11am
RT @hendrikmorkel: Dumb people are too dumb to know it #science [link]
@crazixbear » 29 Feb '12, 5am
I think this article is hilarious! Why you're not as great as you think you are [link]
@KarenMagill » 29 Feb '12, 3am
RT @The_News_DIVA: Why you're not as great as you think you are [link]
@now__voyager » 29 Feb '12, 3am
Explains Abbott. RT @miss_crikey: Incompetence deprives people of the ability to recognize their own incompetence. [link]
@MadMarchHare » 29 Feb '12, 3am
RT @doogsatx: Research shows incompetence deprives people of the ability to recognize their own incompetence… [link]
@robyule » 29 Feb '12, 12am
This proves a hunch I've had about some of the #MKR contestants [link]
@DrDarkheart » 28 Feb '12, 10pm
This explains so much in the world. @lartist: We humans are so stupid. And here's the science. sigh. [link]"
@paukku » 28 Feb '12, 10pm
Why you're not as great as you think you are. [link] #prettymuchyousuck
@iad2la » 28 Feb '12, 8pm
self-proclaimed experts take note: total lack of expertise renders the ignorant unable to recognize their deficiencies [link]
@Master_Dingo » 28 Feb '12, 7pm
Via @lartist we read that dumb people are dumb about their dumbness. See also: ignorance- [link]
@lartist » 28 Feb '12, 7pm
We humans are so stupid. And here's the science. sigh. [link]
@patricialeboeuf » 28 Feb '12, 7pm
To put it bluntly, dumb people are too dumb to know it. unfunny people don't have a good enough sense of humor [link]
@pdicaprioFP911 » 28 Feb '12, 6pm
I certainly, am, but the rest of you....Why you're not as great as you think you are [link]
@rhymeswithroos » 28 Feb '12, 6pm
@WarrenRSA @matthewhcramer just so you know. [link] . You're welcome!
@Creamissimo » 28 Feb '12, 6pm
@Rob_Vember did you read the comments in that article? [link] Judging by your feedback, I doubt (cont) [link]
@frisbeelee » 28 Feb '12, 5pm
Why you're not as great as you think you are [link] @GarethCliff will enjoy this! Explains so much too...
@Creamissimo » 28 Feb '12, 5pm
I don't know hey! How dumb are you Rob? RT @Rob_Vember: How dumb are you? [link]
@Rob_Vember » 28 Feb '12, 5pm
How dumb are you? [link]
@DiogenesCynic78 » 28 Feb '12, 5pm
Why can't politicians get anything done? This explains a LOT: [link]
@lindamayk » 28 Feb '12, 4pm
Now that's a bit scary: "A growing body of psychology research shows that incompetence deprives people of the... [link]
@ReneeClauselle » 28 Feb '12, 4pm
THIS! > is Exactly what we+research says re: #Bullies.They don't admit they are so readily. TY! @dadjack Yes I am!!! [link]
@ProctorCharlier » 28 Feb '12, 4pm
very interesting article on self-awareness [link] #psychology
@tzara » 28 Feb '12, 4pm
This would explain a few things ... Why you're not as great as you think you are [link]
@WinthropPoll » 28 Feb '12, 3pm
You're not as great as you think you are. Seriously. [link]
@DrGeorgeBurdell » 28 Feb '12, 5pm
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@SiSector » 28 Feb '12, 3am
RT @MotherNatureNet: New study: Incompetence deprives people of the ability to recognize their own incompetence [link] (Dumb & dumber :)
@SandraRosko » 28 Feb '12, 3am
RT @MotherNatureNet: New study: Incompetence deprives people of the ability to recognize their own incompetence [link] (Dumb & dumber :)
@PNWRascal » 28 Feb '12, 1am
RT @MotherNatureNet: New study: Incompetence deprives people of the ability to recognize their own incompetence [link] (Dumb & dumber :)
@angelicabertoli » 27 Feb '12, 11pm
RT @MotherNatureNet: New study: Incompetence deprives people of the ability to recognize their own incompetence [link] (Dumb & dumber :)
@theroyhamilton » 27 Feb '12, 11pm
RT @MotherNatureNet: New study: Incompetence deprives people of the ability to recognize their own incompetence [link] (Dumb & dumber :)
@BerthiLo » 27 Feb '12, 11pm
RT @MotherNatureNet: New study: Incompetence deprives people of the ability to recognize their own incompetence [link] (Dumb & dumber :)