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Yes, the point is that in your area of expertise you are likely to be more humble relative to your actual ability (but not too far off, on average). However ou
by ChrisSD 7y ago
Yes, the point is that in your area of expertise you are likely to be more humble relative to your actual ability (but not too far off, on average).
However outside of your specific area(s) of expertise your confidence in your ability is likely to far exceed your actual ability (on average).
So experts are still susceptible to DK effect for areas that lie outside their expertise. Even (or perhaps especially) if they think their expertise gives them special insight into another field.
- jacobmoe 7y agoThis makes sense to me. If you're an expert you are comparing yourself to other experts in your field. On the other hand, if you know anything about a topic but only interact with people who know nothing at all about it, you would rate yourself highly. For example, I read a lot about modern physics but am not a physicist. I would give myself an above average understanding but would likely fail an exam.