Are the Unskilled Really That Unaware? An alternative explanation

In a series of articles and manuscripts (e.g., Kruger & Dunning, 1999, Dunning et al.,2003, Ehrlinger et al., 2005), Dunning, Kruger and their collaborators argued that the unskilled lack the metacognitive ability to realize their incompetence. We propose that the unskilled-and-unaware problem – rather than being one of biased judgements – is one of unbiased judgements based on biased information.

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Year of publication:	2007-04
Authors:	Krajc, Marian ; Ortmann, Andreas
Institutions:	Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education and Economics Institute (CERGE-EI)
Subject:	Calibration \| judgement errors \| unskilled \| unaware \| metacognition

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	CERGE-EI Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	c46 ; C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior ; C93 - Field Experiments ; D01 - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles ; D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty ; D83 - Search, Learning, Information and Knowledge ; D84 - Expectations; Speculations
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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