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People Who Brag About Their Intellect Don't Know as Much as They Think, Study FindsNobody likes a know-it-all, but new research shows that people who are able to admit that their own knowledge and views might not be correct, are actually more knowledgeable.
The new study, led by first author and psychologist Elizabeth J. Krumrei-Mancuso from Pepperdine University, examines the concept of intellectual humility, which can be characterised as accepting one's intellectual fallibility in an open and level-headed way.
The opposite of such humility is intellectual overconfidence: being certain you are right about things. But while confidence about the things you think and believe is good, overconfidence can actually be a problem for the knowledge you are so sure you possess.
"Research demonstrates that those who believe knowledge is certain are likely to incorrectly draw definitive conclusions from ambiguous evidence," Krumrei-Mancuso and her co-authors explain in their new paper.
More: https://www.sciencealert.com/people-who-are-humble-about-their-intellect-actually-tend-to-know-more-study-shows
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Remind you of anyone? New study on 'Intellectual Humility' (Original Post)
canetoad
Apr 2019
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marylandblue
(12,344 posts)1. I know that I know nothing.
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FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)2. "Paging Mr. Dunning ... you have a call from Mr. Kruger "
Rainbow Droid
(722 posts)3. The more you know, the more you realize you don't. It's literally true.
And so is the flip side: The more you think you know, the less you actually do.