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The Dunning–Kruger effect is defined as the tendency of people with low ability in a specific area to give overly positive assessments of this ability. [2] [3] [4] This is often seen as a cognitive bias, i.e. as a systematic tendency to engage in erroneous forms of thinking and judging. [5] [6] [7] In the case of the Dunning–Kruger effect ...
Computerized adaptive testing ( CAT) is a form of computer-based test that adapts to the examinee's ability level. For this reason, it has also been called tailored testing. In other words, it is a form of computer-administered test in which the next item or set of items selected to be administered depends on the correctness of the test taker's ...
KISS, an acronym for "Keep it simple, stupid!", is a design principle first noted by the U.S. Navy in 1960. [1] [2] First seen partly in American English by at least 1938, the KISS principle states that most systems work best if they are kept simple rather than made complicated; therefore, simplicity should be a key goal in design , and ...
Synopsis. "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" is a 2008 article written by technologist Nicholas Carr for The Atlantic, and later expanded on in a published edition by W. W. Norton. The book investigates the cognitive effects of technological advancements that relegate certain cognitive activities—namely, knowledge-searching—to external ...
The modern Dvorak layout (U.S. layout) Dvorak / ˈdvɔːræk / ⓘ [1] is a keyboard layout for English patented in 1936 by August Dvorak and his brother-in-law, William Dealey, as a faster and more ergonomic alternative to the QWERTY layout (the de facto standard keyboard layout). Dvorak proponents claim that it requires less finger motion [2 ...
Barometer question. A storm glass or Goethe's device, an early practical type of barometer. Calandra's essay does not name the type of the device, although the answers provided by the student suggest the use of a portable aneroid barometer. The barometer question is an example of an incorrectly designed examination question demonstrating ...
No such thing as a stupid question. " (There's) no such thing as a stupid question" is a common phrase, that states that the quest for knowledge includes failure, and that just because one person may know less than others, they should not be afraid to ask rather than pretend they already know. In many cases, multiple people may not know, but ...
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Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, or wit, an inability to learn. It may be innate, assumed or reactive. The word stupid comes from the Latin word stupere. Stupid characters are often used for comedy in fictional stories. Walter B. Pitkin called stupidity "evil", but in a more Romantic spirit William Blake and Carl Jung ...
In Buddhism, acinteyya ( Pali ), "imponderable" or "incomprehensible," avyākṛta ( Sanskrit: अव्याकृत, Pali: avyākata, "unfathomable, unexpounded," [1] ), and atakkāvacara, [2] "beyond the sphere of reason," [2] are unanswerable questions or undeclared questions. They are sets of questions that should not be thought about ...