The Dunning-Kruger Effect
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Corrected by Emir Baycan · on When Notes Fly · 12 July 2026 · View published page ↗

In 1995, McArthur Wheeler robbed two Pittsburgh banks in broad daylight without a disguise. When police showed him surveillance footage, he was genuinely...

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On January 6, 1995, a heavyset 45-year-old man named McArthur Wheeler walked…
+On April 19, 1995, a heavyset 45-year-old man named McArthur Wheeler walked…
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The original Kruger and Dunning (1999) paper drew explicitly on a framework
+The original Kruger and Dunning (1999) paper echoed an observation made by

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Both tracked corrections (Wheeler robbery date; Russell framework attribution) had already landed correctly in body text. No changes were required for the facts covered by this contribution.

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