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Are you really as good at something as you think?

Robin Kramer · TED

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About

Does confidence equal competence? Not quite. In a talk that will make you better aware of yourself, experimental psychologist Robin Kramer delves into the Dunning-Kruger effect — which argues that those who are least capable often overestimate their skills the most — and explores just how good you are at judging your own abilities.

The talk

  1. Are you really as good at something as you think? 11 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxBrayfordPool
Speaker
Robin Kramer
Year
2022
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Psychology and the brain
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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