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Wounded Bear

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1. Sounds like Dunning-Kruger effect...

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Wed Jun 14, 2023, 11:38 PM

Jun 2023

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias[2] whereby people with low ability, expertise, or experience regarding a type of task or area of knowledge tend to overestimate their ability or knowledge. Some researchers also include the opposite effect for high performers: their tendency to underestimate their skills. In popular culture, the Dunning–Kruger effect is often misunderstood as a claim about general overconfidence of people with low intelligence instead of specific overconfidence of people unskilled at a particular task.

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Why don't people believe in Scientific Studies? [View all] BootinUp Jun 2023 OP

Sounds like Dunning-Kruger effect... Wounded Bear Jun 2023 #1

They addressed Dunning-Kruger in the Discussion section BootinUp Jun 2023 #2

Dunning-Kruger effect has been debunked. Mosby Jun 2023 #13

Seems to me it's because Fox news tells them Kablooie Jun 2023 #3

This is a failure of government, academia, & scientists delisen Jun 2023 #4

Also failure of childhood education. Kids are natural scientists until it is beaten out of them Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2023 #8

Good points. delisen Jun 2023 #9

Children are natural scientists until they are told they aren't whatistheformat Jul 2023 #16

And then there's the last stage or two when talking to adults in a democracy. Igel Jun 2023 #15

One of the main reasons people in my family discredit science.. Permanut Jun 2023 #5

We have lots of people right here at DU who participate in this contempt for science. NNadir Jun 2023 #6

Like self-esteem: highest self-esteem is in prison populations. Also highest rate of "christian" ID. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2023 #7

Simple answer PJMcK Jun 2023 #10

That sentence with "believe" bothers you that much? BootinUp Jun 2023 #11

Facts are generally demonstrable, beliefs not as much PJMcK Jun 2023 #12

Really Good Article, But... ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #14