The Dunning-Kruger effect
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The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which unskilled individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly rating their ability much higher than average.
Kruger and Dunning proposed that, for a given skill, incompetent people will:
1. tend to overestimate their own level of skill;
2. fail to recognize genuine skill in others;
3. fail to recognize the extremity of their inadequacy;
4. recognize and acknowledge their own previous lack of skill, if they are exposed to training for that skill
Across four studies, the authors found that participants scoring in the bottom quartile on tests of humour, grammar, and logic grossly overestimated their test performance and ability. Although test scores put them in the 12th percentile, they estimated themselves to be in the 62nd.
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On another note: 10 years’ jail for raping 3 daughters (The Times – October 16, 2012
“In jailing the man for 10 years, Mr Justice Michael Mallia took into consideration the plea bargain that was reached between defence lawyers Anġlu Farrugia and Michael Sciriha and the Attorney General’s Office.”
What sort of plea bargain can justify three and a half years jail for each innocent life ruined forever.
I hope this man will drop his soap a hundred thousand times in the showers. Perhaps he will experience slightly what his daughters were forced to go through.
Ah! The sublime Diane Kruger.
Oh, sorry.
The sDunning Diane Kruger.
Do forgive me.
Right, wrong Kruger, but loved when I met her in Peppino’s with Brad.
A thousand ships wouldn’t be enough for her. Mind you, she’s a shyte actress, but we’re not exactly after her acting skills, are we?
So tell me, Harry, do you often hobnob with the jet set? Any DSK parties I can attend?
Cheers.
Whenever you can extricate yourself from your over so busy schedule, I will certainly accommodate. Have already contacted DSK, a fresh nymph is awaiting.
Excellent. I’ll get started on my tantric stamina workout.
Franco will assume you’re referring to Austin Gatt, Cassar, Claudette Buttigieg, etc.
1. Mhux xorta?
2. dak xi tridu jifhem?
3. Jien ghamilt xi haga, mhux bhal min joqghod jashibha.
4. Ara kos veru, mur ghidli dak iz-zmien.
It’s another test which will see Franco scoring 100 in.
Oh what an eye-opener for those who should know better.
Franco Debono from ‘A’ to ‘Z’
His world revolves around Form IIc report card. The world of a 14 year old and not matured since..
Franco Debono I presume?
What about those people who estimate themselves to be in the 99th percentile?
It seems john dalli just resigned from his post as EU Commissioner.
Quick, Gonz. Komissar Dalli is being forced to resign. Dispatch Franco instead. He’ll love it and so will Barroso.
You drinking the dish water again, Kevy?
This shows that the more incompetent one is, the more noise he/she makes.
Ergo
Franco, who is the noisiest of all politicians, is a cuc inkarnat bic- certifikat.
QED
“One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision.” Bertrand Russell
Stop the press Daphne – Dalli may have just come undone.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121016/local/john-dalli-resigns-from-the-european-commission.441363
In simpler English: “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves but wiser people are full of doubts (Bertrand Russell)
I’m sure you’ve heard by now –
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121016/local/john-dalli-resigns-from-the-european-commission.441363
Debono seems a little excited by this.
Fantastic – bang on! They should now take Franco as living proof and they stand a chance of winning the Nobel prize for research!
Oh dear – he’s managed top story on Zeit.de
http://www.zeit.de/index
Oh look a job opening for Franco! http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121016/local/malta-to-nominate-new-eu-commissioner-within-reasonable-time-pm.441366
I am of course being utterly sarcastic.
John Dalli resigns, etc. once a Dalli always a Dalli etc. Meanwhile, in other news, gin AND Earl Grey! In one bottle!
http://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2012/09/heston-blumenthal-releases-earl-grey-gin-with-waitrose/
The lemon juice bank robber. Fascinating paper, this link will help.
https://moodle2-upgrade.delta.ncsu.edu/pluginfile.php/1579673/mod_resource/content/0/Articles/The_Anosognosic_s_Dilemma_Something_s_Wrong_but_You_ll_Never_Know_What_It_Is_Part_1_-_Opinionator_Blog_-_NYTimes.com.pdf