Brains Applied's video: Why do dumb people think they re amazing - The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Howdy Cowboys, You might have wondered before why it's always the most stupid people that don't realize how bad they are at something and why they won't accept any feedback. Today, I have an answer for you: the Dunning-Kruger Effect. David Dunning and Justin Kruger stated that people who have just very little knowledge about something are more prone to make really bad mistakes. Due to their limited knowledge, however, they don't realize their mistakes. Especially when those people are not open for feedback, they will never learn. That's how you get really bad and angry contestants at X-factor or America's Got Talent! Enjoy the ride! Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! Follow Brains Applied on Instagram (and Twitter): https://www.instagram.com/brainsapplied/ https://twitter.com/BrainsApplied   Music by Bensound.com References: Azarian, B. (2018). The Dunning-Kruger Effect May Help Explain Trump's Support. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-in-the-machine/201808/the-dunning-kruger-effect-may-help-explain-trumps-support Barnsley, L., Lyon, P. M., Ralston, S. J., Hibbert, E. J., Cunningham, I., Gordon, F. C., & Field, M. J. (2004). Clinical skills in junior medical officers: a comparison of self‐reported confidence and observed competence. Medical education, 38(4), 358-367. Feldman, D.B. (2018). Why the Least Competent People Often Think They're the Best. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/supersurvivors/201806/why-the-least-competent-people-often-think-theyre-the-best Kruger, J., & Dunning, D. (1999). Unskilled and unaware of it: how difficulties in recognizing one's own incompetence lead to inflated self-assessments. Journal of personality and social psychology, 77(6), 1121. Poundstone, W. (2017). "The Dunning-Kruger President". Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/head-in-the-cloud/201701/the-dunning-kruger-president?collection=1098424 Sheldon, O. J., Dunning, D., & Ames, D. R. (2014). Emotionally unskilled, unaware, and uninterested in learning more: Reactions to feedback about deficits in emotional intelligence. Journal of Applied Psychology, 99(1), 125. Tsipursky, G. (2017). Knowing Just Enough to Be Dangerous. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/intentional-insights/201710/knowing-just-enough-be-dangerous Vitelli, R. (2017). Is a Little Knowledge Really a Dangerous Thing?. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/media-spotlight/201711/is-little-knowledge-really-dangerous-thing