The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people wrongly overestimate their knowledge or ability in a specific area. This tends to occur because a lack of self-awareness prevents them ...

The Dunning-Kruger Effect is a cognitive bias where people tend to overestimate their own abilities and knowledge in specific areas, especially when their actual competence level is low.

We all find it difficult to admit when we might be wrong. In an increasingly polarised world, it seems as if people are becoming more convinced of their own beliefs and less willing to contemplate ...