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Very Zebra-like Giraffe ([info]vzg) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
Re: Thinking too hard about this
Essentially, yes! The Dunning-Kruger effect refers to the inability people have to recognize their own lack of knowledge or ability because their knowledge of it is so poor. In other words, they're so bad at something they think they're good at it. Kind of.

I'll just let Wikipedia give you the good version of the explanation...


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