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Why the unskilled are unaware: Further explorations of (absent) self-insight among the incompetent

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  • Ehrlinger, Joyce
  • Johnson, Kerri
  • Banner, Matthew
  • Dunning, David
  • Kruger, Justin

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  • Ehrlinger, Joyce & Johnson, Kerri & Banner, Matthew & Dunning, David & Kruger, Justin, 2008. "Why the unskilled are unaware: Further explorations of (absent) self-insight among the incompetent," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Elsevier, vol. 105(1), pages 98-121, January.
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