Comments on Profile Post by Senorx12562

Didn't even need to read the article before nodding in agreement.

Yeah, the result should surprise exactly no one, but I find it useful to keep in mind, as a tonic for my own ignorance.

I like the 34 questions (p 4 here: https://tinyurl.com/5hfk3fju ). Shame the answers are included, we could've had a quiz ourselves :)

Dunning - Kruger

surfing from there: Cognitive Reflection Test:
https://www.highiqpro.com/iq-tests-iq-scores-iq-questions/the-cognitive-reflection-test-crt

It's a pity they are all sums, because I'm lousy at sums. I had to google the answer to #1, and could then understand it. ...

... I could *cognate* that each question was written in such a way as to elicit a snap "obvious" answer, and that it would be wrong for all of them. #2 was actually easy. #3 was also easy if one said, wait, read this question properly.

In this surfing session I also encountered "the illusion of explanatory depth." We think we understand how common stuff works, but if asked to explain it in detail, we fail miserably --- from zippers to flush toilets.

This one has huge relevance to the audio world!

Here's a concept I met when I was a kid, demonstrated in the form of a radio quiz.

I think the "contestants" were medical students and the questions were quite technical. As well as an an answer, each person had to rate their level of confidence in their answer.

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The winner was not necessarily the person who got the most answers right: it was the person who was most right in self-assessing their level of competence and confidence in their answer

I know I was 15 or under, because I can remember where I was. The idea stayed with me ever since