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Episode 79 | The overconfident incompetent

 

     079 - Overconfident1This episode discusses the process for competency development and introduces the Dunning-Kruger Effect, a cognitive bias whereby unskilled people suffer from the illusion of having superior skills and knowledge.

 

Length: 21 minutes
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This discussion includes the four steps in the progression of competency:

Step 1: Unconscious incompetence – being unaware of what you do not know.

Step 2: Conscious incompetence – being aware of how much you do not know.

Step 3: Conscious competence – being aware of how much you know.

Step 4: Unconscious competence – being unaware of how much you know.

You will also be introduced to the Dunning-Kruger Effect. In 1999, two professors at Cornell University conducted a series of experiments and published their findings in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. What they uncovered is a cognitive bias where unskilled people suffer from the illusion of having superior skills and knowledge.

079 - Dunning-Kruger Effect

078 - SAM-Vol-3 - front cover

Intro music
Safety Dance (1982)
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GMC – Virgin Records

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