The science behind why people think they're right when they're so, so wrong
The science behind why people think they're right when they're so, so wrong
www.nbcnews.com The science behind why people think they're right when they're so, so wrong
A new study illustrates the saying, "you don't know what you don't know."
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Keep in mind this is about other people, not you.
How is this new? The idea of WYSIATI was well described by Kahneman and others well over a decade ago and seems to cover this.
It also seems to be related to Dunning-Kruger, in that people are very bad at recognizing their own gaps in knowledge.
Hell yeah... I'm completely right when arguing with my wife until I'm not.