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ποΈ 6 February 2024
β±οΈ 12 minutes
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Does confidence equal competence? Not quite. In a talk that will make you better aware of yourself, experimental psychologist Robin Kramer delves into the Dunning-Kruger effect β which argues that those who are least capable often overestimate their skills the most β and explores just how good you are at judging your own abilities.
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0:24.8 | Heil Collective. Hey Ted listeners, it's Dr. Shoshana. Ever belted out a karaoke song totally convinced that you're a star in the making, only to be met with raised eyebrows from your friends. This is precisely the fun and thought-provoking |
0:29.8 | scenario that experimental psychologist Robin Kramer explores in his work on |
0:34.9 | metacognition. That's the concept of thinking about thinking. In his |
0:42.4 | 2022 TEDx Brayford Pool Talk, Robin asks us to consider, |
0:47.7 | how good are we at judging our own talents? Whether it's believing we're master chefs or expert drivers, |
0:56.0 | Kramer's talk is a delightful mix of humor and insight, exploring the often |
1:02.0 | comical gap between our self-perception and reality. I'm Dr. Brian Goldman, host of the CBC Podcast. |
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1:48.6 | I don't mean to brag, but there are lots of things that I'm pretty average at. |
1:53.0 | From playing table tennis, cooking risotto, finding countries on a map, |
1:57.0 | just to name a few. |
1:59.0 | Now in our everyday lives, we're not typically assessed on our skills and abilities, |
2:02.8 | so we're forced to rely on our own judgments. |
2:05.2 | I may think I'm pretty decent with Italian cuisine, |
2:08.4 | but how accurate is my assessment. |
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