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@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Like this project? Please considering [sponsoring me](https://github.com/sponsor * [Conway's Law](#conways-law) * [Cunningham's Law](#cunninghams-law) * [Dunbar's Number](#dunbars-number) + * [Dunning-Kruger Effect](#dunning-kruger-effect) * [Fitts' Law](#fitts-law) * [Gall's Law](#galls-law) * [Goodhart's Law](#goodharts-law) @@ -218,6 +219,21 @@ See also: - [Conway's Law](#conways-law) + +### Dunning-Kruger Effect + +[Dunning-Kruger Effect on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect) + +In the field of psychology, the Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with low ability at a task overestimate their ability. It is related to the cognitive bias of illusory superiority and comes from the inability of people to recognize their lack of ability. Without the self-awareness of metacognition, people cannot objectively evaluate their competence or incompetence. People experiencing this bias are said to be at the top of "Mount Stupid," (refer to the graph below)- + +<img width="500px" alt="Diagram Dunning-Kruger Effect" src="./images/Dunning_Kruger_effect.svg"> + +The effect suggests that poor performers are usually not in a position to recognize the shortcomings in their performance. + +See also: +* [Impostor syndrome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome) +* [Illusory superiority](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_superiority) + ### Fitts' Law [Fitts' Law on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitts%27s_law) |