X-Message-Number: 32650
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:36:19 -0700
Subject: competence
From: Charles in Arizona <>

From "Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's
Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments" by Justin KRUGER,
David DUNNING, 1999.

"We believe focusing on the metacognitive deficits of the unskilled
may help explain this overall tendency toward inflated
self-appraisals. Because people usually choose what they think is the
most reasonable and optimal option (Metcalfe, 1998), the failure to
recognize that one has performed poorly will instead leave one to
assume that one has performed well. As a result, the incompetent will
tend to grossly overestimate their skills and abilities."
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"ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge 

--Charles Darwin

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