B2 – Upper Intermediate
Do you have an underperforming colleague but has absolutely no clue about it and instead prides himself on his terrible performance at work? This is the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
Let’s watch the video and know more about it.
Discussion Questions:
- What is the Dunning-Kruger effect?
- Do you know people who are exceptionally competent? Are they aware of it?
- On the other hand, do you know people who are incompetent but think they’re amazing? What is it like working with them?
- Do you have the ability to recognize your errors? What do you do when you have been made aware of them?
- What are the tips to have an accurate assessment of yourself that were mentioned in the video?
4 replies on “The Dunning-Kruger Effect”
Discussion Questions:
1. What is the Dunning-Kruger effect?
It is an effect describe by two psychologist that state the fact that a lot of people have a very high self-esteem of themselves and basically, they really think they are better doing things that the really are… they demonstrate this effect with several tests and in many different occasions.
2. Do you know people who are exceptionally competent? Are they aware of it?
Yes, I know people very good doing certain thing: e.g. playing tennis, or playing ice hockey in a very extraordinary way. I also knew a school mate, when I was a child, that I had a special ability with maths, and he could do very complex computational exercises at the same time a calculator did, amazing..
3. On the other hand, do you know people who are incompetent but think they’re amazing? What is it like working with them?
Not exactly like that, but yes, I know people that they thing they are better that they really are… at work, at sports, in real life…
4. Do you have the ability to recognize your errors? What do you do when you have been made aware of them?
Yes in most of the cases, maybe this is why I have a low self-esteem… Well, when I aware of them I try to solve them, apologize if appropriate, and try to do it better next time.
5. What are the tips to have an accurate assessment of yourself that were mentioned in the video?
First: ask for feedback from other people, and consider it…
Second: keep learning
Yet again, you did a good job with your writing practice.
See how you can revise this sentence in order to enhance it a little:
You are surely showing progress. Keep at it!
1.- This invisible effect is explained when people are not aware of either their own performance or knowledge limitations.
2.- I know some people that are very competent, most of them are aware of it, however, they don’t try to show off.
3.- I have met with a large number of these people, it is quite common in a large organization, normally they have a lack of humility, it is not easy to work with them because they are not receptive.
4.-As everybody, sometimes better sometimes worse, in any case normally I receive quite well the feedback provided for someone.
5.- Be ready to receive feedback, even if this not easy to hear, and keep learning.
Good job writing your answers to the questions on this lesson.
For this sentence, you can opt for a more accurate verb.