Dunning-Kruger

English

Noun

Dunning-Kruger (uncountable)

1. Synonym of Dunning-Kruger effect.
   • 2013 October 1, Erik Dietrich, The Expert Beginner, BlogIntoBook.com:

     So while in the throes of Dunning-Kruger and Advanced Beginnerism, they're being given Expert-sounding titles and told that they're rock stars and ninjas by recruiters, especially in today's economy.

   • 2018 October 15, Jennifer Baldwin, Navigating Post-Truth and Alternative Facts: Religion and Science as Political Theology, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 46:

     And this is the second important piece of Dunning-Kruger. When asked if they know how a toilet works, many people will often say that they do. But when asked to describe how it operates, many are incapable of explaining it.

   • 2018 December 31, Petr Ludwig, Adela Schicker, The End of Procrastination: How to Stop Postponing and Live a Fulfilled Life, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN:

     In this book, when we talk about people with this problem, we will simply say that they “have a case of Dunning-Kruger” (or DK for short). This research demonstrates that when people come to nonobjective and false conclusions, […]

   • 2019 July 24, Patrick King, The Art of Clear Thinking: Mental Models for Better Reasoning, Judgment, Analysis, and Learning. Upgrade Your Intellectual Toolkit., PublishDrive:

     ... for success or accomplishment are, so they're essentially flying blind, but giving themselves credit for keeping afloat. Once people become aware they suffer from Dunning-Kruger and acknowledge it, they can always reverse its effect.