tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post7914656309361618879..comments2024-03-20T03:33:22.357-07:00Comments on Skeptophilia: Bias, self-awareness, and evil spiritsGordon Bonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-3326797620181720172012-07-17T14:20:20.109-07:002012-07-17T14:20:20.109-07:00There was an interesting comment I saw relating to...There was an interesting comment I saw relating to the David Dunning study:<br /><br />Our education system uses 60% - 100% for grading, wherein 60% is essentially equivalent to zero (failing). So if people think of their intelligence in terms of a passing score, they get used to rating themselves at 60% or better. When a person is asked to give a numerical value to their knowledge of, say, Algebra, in relation to the average of all people, they will think "I could get a 'C' in Algebra, so I give myself a 75%." ...where 75% would actually mean that they were 25% above average.Hontseur Thotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799765178908406877noreply@blogger.com