are you
stupid?
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B2
Have you everexperienced a situationwhere someone thoughtthey knew a lot aboutsomething but actually
didn't?
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How would you defineconfidence andcompetence? Are theyalways connected?
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Can you think of a timewhen you realized youknew less about a topicthan you initially
thought?
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Why do you think somepeople overestimatetheir abilities incertain areas?
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In your opinion, is itbetter to be aware ofyour limitations or tobe overly confident?
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How do you feel whenyou discover that youwere wrong aboutsomething you wereconfident about?
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Watch thevideo (0-0:55)and answer thequestions.
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Are we good at evaluating ourselves?What is the Dunning-Kruger effect?
1.2.
answers
“But psychological research suggests thatwe're not very good at evaluating ourselvesaccurately. In fact, we frequentlyoverestimate our own abilities.” “Researchers have a name for thisphenomena, the Dunning-Kruger effect.”
1.
2.
Watch thevideo (0:55-2:06)and describethe presented
studies.
Describe two studies presentedin the video.
answers
“When software engineers at twocompanies were asked to rate theirperformance, 32% of the engineers at onecompany and 42% at the other putthemselves in the top 5%.” “In another study, 88% of American driversdescribed themselves as having aboveaverage driving skills.”
1.
2.
Watch thevideo (2:06-4:12)and answer.
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Why do we suffer from theDunning-Kruger effect?
answers
“Poor performers lack the very expertise neededto recognize how badly they're doing.” “Meanwhile, experts tend to be aware of just howknowledgeable they are. But they often make adifferent mistake: they assume that everyone elseis knowledgeable, too. The result is that people,whether they're inept or highly skilled, are oftencaught in a bubble of inaccurate self-perception.When they're unskilled, they can't see their own
1.
2.
faults.”
What does itmean?
“This effect explains whymore than 100 studieshave shown that peopledisplay illusorysuperiority.“
What does itmean?
“These aren't isolated findings"
What does itmean?
“On average, peopletend to rate themselvesbetter than most indisciplines ranging fromhealth, leadership skills,ethics, and beyond.“
What does itmean?
“So who's mostvulnerable to thisdelusion?”
answer
How do you display your
01
creativity?
Have you ever felt a sense of
02
superiority?
What are your findings on themost effective learning
03
techniques?
Can you share some hobbiesranging from adventurous to morerelaxed activities?
answer
01
When do you feel most vulnerable,and how do you cope with it?
02
Have you ever pushed yourselfbeyond your comfort zone?
03
What can youdo to find outhow good youactually areat variousthings?
Watch the video (4:14-)and find out.
answers
04
“Ask for feedback from other people, andconsider it, even if it's hard to hear.” “ Keep learning. The more knowledgeablewe become, the less likely we are to haveinvisible holes in our competence.”
1.
2.
What does itmean?
“Perhaps it all boils downto that old proverb:When arguing with afool,first make sure theother person isn't doing thesame thing.”
Wordformation
She will ............ the costbefore starting the project.Don't ............ your abilities;
1.
2.
be realistic.The team ............... thechallenge they would face.Our .............. of the marketdemand was incorrect.
3.
Complete with:overestimateunderestimatedestimateestimation
4.
She will estimate the costbefore starting the project.Don't overestimate yourabilities; be realistic.The team underestimatedthe challenge they would
1.
2.
3.
answers
face.Our estimation of themarket demand was
4.
incorrect.
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are you
stupid?
BY ENGLICITY.PL
B2
Have you everexperienced a situationwhere someone thoughtthey knew a lot aboutsomething but actually
didn't?
ENGLICITY.PL
How would you defineconfidence andcompetence? Are theyalways connected?
ENGLICITY.PL
Can you think of a timewhen you realized youknew less about a topicthan you initially
thought?
ENGLICITY.PL
Why do you think somepeople overestimatetheir abilities incertain areas?
ENGLICITY.PL
In your opinion, is itbetter to be aware ofyour limitations or tobe overly confident?
ENGLICITY.PL
How do you feel whenyou discover that youwere wrong aboutsomething you wereconfident about?
ENGLICITY.PL
Watch thevideo (0-0:55)and answer thequestions.
ENGLICITY.PL
Are we good at evaluating ourselves?What is the Dunning-Kruger effect?
1.2.
answers
“But psychological research suggests thatwe're not very good at evaluating ourselvesaccurately. In fact, we frequentlyoverestimate our own abilities.” “Researchers have a name for thisphenomena, the Dunning-Kruger effect.”
1.
2.
Watch thevideo (0:55-2:06)and describethe presented
studies.
Describe two studies presentedin the video.
answers
“When software engineers at twocompanies were asked to rate theirperformance, 32% of the engineers at onecompany and 42% at the other putthemselves in the top 5%.” “In another study, 88% of American driversdescribed themselves as having aboveaverage driving skills.”
1.
2.
Watch thevideo (2:06-4:12)and answer.
ENGLICITY.PL
Why do we suffer from theDunning-Kruger effect?
answers
“Poor performers lack the very expertise neededto recognize how badly they're doing.” “Meanwhile, experts tend to be aware of just howknowledgeable they are. But they often make adifferent mistake: they assume that everyone elseis knowledgeable, too. The result is that people,whether they're inept or highly skilled, are oftencaught in a bubble of inaccurate self-perception.When they're unskilled, they can't see their own
1.
2.
faults.”
What does itmean?
“This effect explains whymore than 100 studieshave shown that peopledisplay illusorysuperiority.“
What does itmean?
“These aren't isolated findings"
What does itmean?
“On average, peopletend to rate themselvesbetter than most indisciplines ranging fromhealth, leadership skills,ethics, and beyond.“
What does itmean?
“So who's mostvulnerable to thisdelusion?”
answer
How do you display your
01
creativity?
Have you ever felt a sense of
02
superiority?
What are your findings on themost effective learning
03
techniques?
Can you share some hobbiesranging from adventurous to morerelaxed activities?
answer
01
When do you feel most vulnerable,and how do you cope with it?
02
Have you ever pushed yourselfbeyond your comfort zone?
03
What can youdo to find outhow good youactually areat variousthings?
Watch the video (4:14-)and find out.
answers
04
“Ask for feedback from other people, andconsider it, even if it's hard to hear.” “ Keep learning. The more knowledgeablewe become, the less likely we are to haveinvisible holes in our competence.”
1.
2.
What does itmean?
“Perhaps it all boils downto that old proverb:When arguing with afool,first make sure theother person isn't doing thesame thing.”
Wordformation
She will ............ the costbefore starting the project.Don't ............ your abilities;
1.
2.
be realistic.The team ............... thechallenge they would face.Our .............. of the marketdemand was incorrect.
3.
Complete with:overestimateunderestimatedestimateestimation
4.
She will estimate the costbefore starting the project.Don't overestimate yourabilities; be realistic.The team underestimatedthe challenge they would
1.
2.
3.
answers
face.Our estimation of themarket demand was
4.
incorrect.
makesentenceswith...
overestimateproverbvulnerablerangeisolatedfindingsdisplaysuperioritybeyond