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downing effect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
down-ing -ef-fect
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency of people with a below average IQ to overestimate their IQ, and of people with an above average IQ to underestimate their IQ.

Etymology

Named after C. L. Downing, who first observed the effect.

Phrases

Dunning-Kruger effect

Frequently Paired Words

Dunning-Kruger effect

Questions

What does downing effect mean?
The tendency of people with a below average IQ to overestimate their IQ, and of people with an above average IQ to underestimate their IQ.
Where does downing effect come from?
Named after C. L. Downing, who first observed the effect.

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