Dunning-Kruger Effect

[Newyawk]

Not that this is rocket science, but interesting that there is an established phenomenon wherein those who are “incompetent” cannot possibly assess their own incompetence without the knowledgebase that competent people have and therefore tend to overestimate their own competency.
We see this in the arrogant NPs, first year med students, etc

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[sella.turcica]

LOL this is hilarious, I have never heard of this effect before but it totally makes sense.

Anyway, what's your point?

 

[Goro]

Not that this is rocket science, but interesting that there is an established phenomenon wherein those who are “incompetent” cannot possibly assess their own incompetence without the knowledgebase that competent people have and therefore tend to overestimate their own competency.
We see this in the arrogant NPs, first year med students, etc

Our wise pal @HomeSkool posted about this just the other day!

The Dunning-Kruger Effect

 

[Newyawk]

Our wise pal @HomeSkool posted about this just the other day!

The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Oh man i had no idea

 

[Goro]

Oh man i had no idea

It's a particularly strong effect in politics

 

[Iz_FtB]

One of the reasons I'm not totally against medical trainees getting an ass whooping once in a while from a senior if a severe lapse happens. Duning-Krugger PPx, you might say.

 

[mistafab]

Dunning Kruger effect?

I have no idea what you’re talking about, but i’m pretty confident that i’m right.

 

[nimbus]

It's a particularly strong effect in politics

Medicine too.

 

[MedicineZ0Z]

Not that this is rocket science, but interesting that there is an established phenomenon wherein those who are “incompetent” cannot possibly assess their own incompetence without the knowledgebase that competent people have and therefore tend to overestimate their own competency.
We see this in the arrogant NPs, first year med students, etc

Never seen it from med students. First years constantly say they don't know anything. Quite similar pattern, even until PGY2. It's literally everyone BUT those in medicine who think they know medicine well.

 

[curbsideconsult]

It's interesting how most people who cite the Dunning-Kruger Effect have never studied it, thus becoming an example of the Dunning-Kruger Effect. Alanis Morissette should have included this in that one song of hers.

 

[Newyawk]

It's interesting how most people who cite the Dunning-Kruger Effect have never studied it, thus becoming an example of the Dunning-Kruger Effect. Alanis Morissette should have included this in that one song of hers.

I read the whole wiki article bro

 

[deleted407021]

I read the whole wiki article bro

😱

 

[nimbus]

The lack of awareness is astounding.

 

[longhaul3]

Regarding new med students—definitely true, at least when talking to pre-meds. My favorite example in recent weeks, for your reading (dis)pleasure:

Simulating med school studying?

 

[deleted407021]

Regarding new med students—definitely true, at least when talking to pre-meds. My favorite example in recent weeks, for your reading (dis)pleasure:

Simulating med school studying?

-_-

Glad I never ventured back to the premed forum after getting into med school

 

[Lawpy]

Not that this is rocket science, but interesting that there is an established phenomenon wherein those who are “incompetent” cannot possibly assess their own incompetence without the knowledgebase that competent people have and therefore tend to overestimate their own competency.
We see this in the arrogant NPs, first year med students, etc

It helps to have the following graph:

@HomeSkool would probably softly approve