Less-Intelligent and Unaware? Accuracy and Dunning–Kruger Effects for Self-Estimates of Different Aspects of Intelligence

People’s perceptions of their intelligence correlate only moderately with objective intelligence measures. On average, people overestimate themselves. According to the popular Dunning–Kruger effect, this is particularly true for low performers: across many domains, those in the lowest quartile overe...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Hofer, Valentina Mraulak, Sandra Grinschgl, Aljoscha C. Neubauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Journal of Intelligence
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/10/1/10