Dunning-Kruger Effect (Why do people with low expertise overestimate their own ability?)
The Dunning-Kruger Effect, a brief explanation
What is the Dunning-Kruger Effect?
The Dunning-Kruger effect is the tendency for people with low ability, expertise and experience in something to overestimate their ability and knowledge.
Example
When completing a DIY task at home that you have never done before you may overestimate your ability to complete the task after having read about how to do it online.
The literature
Mahmood, K. (2016). Do people overestimate their information literacy skills? A systematic review of the empirical evidence on the Dunning-Kruger Effect. Communications in Information Literacy, 10(2), Doi: 10.15760/comminfolit.2016.10.2.24
Schlösser, T., Dunning, D., Johnson, K. L. & Kruger, J. (2013). How unaware are the unskilled? Empirical tests of the “signal extraction” counter explanation for the Dunning-Kruger effect in self-evaluation of performance. Journal of Economic Psychology, 39, 85-100. Doi: 10.1016/j.joep.2013.07.004
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