Re:Dream, but don't forget to live
by mistermann on Monday February 11, 2013 @11:40AM
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Is there a term for the opposite, other than Dunning Kruger Effect?
I'm thinking along the lines of existential awareness of humans, and the occasional tendency of some people when they become skilled in a field to somewhat lose it. Two examples I've frequently encountered:
Doctors - on medical matters, their opinion on a subject trumps the opinions of all non-formally-educated people
Developers - developers who are admittedly "smarter" than others thinking their argument is always correct
Is there a term for the phenomenon of someone losing the (formerly present) ability to conceive of their own fallibility? Hubris would be a good example, but I'm wondering if there's a more scientific description for this phenomenon.
I'm thinking along the lines of existential awareness of humans, and the occasional tendency of some people when they become skilled in a field to somewhat lose it. Two examples I've frequently encountered:
Doctors - on medical matters, their opinion on a subject trumps the opinions of all non-formally-educated people
Developers - developers who are admittedly "smarter" than others thinking their argument is always correct
Is there a term for the phenomenon of someone losing the (formerly present) ability to conceive of their own fallibility? Hubris would be a good example, but I'm wondering if there's a more scientific description for this phenomenon.