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> People who do well on IQ tests will flock to threads about intelligence etc. Are those people who are smart, or those who think they are smart? Because those
by pseudo0 5y ago
> People who do well on IQ tests will flock to threads about intelligence etc.
Are those people who are smart, or those who think they are smart? Because those two groups tend not to overlap as much as one would think. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
- Jensson 5y agoThe Dunning Kruger effect study found that there is a strong correlation between confidence and skill, it just isn't perfect and it is much more wrong for low skill than high skill.
- travisjungroth 5y agoPeople tend to think they're closer to the middle than they are. A useful thing you can do for people on topics where you have more expertise and perspective is draw them away from the middle. Let people know if they are especially good or bad at what they're doing. Try to be gentle about it.