Most people think they're better at am a host of like, positive traits. The above average effect has been found over and over again in psychology. People are using very different definitions of what smart means to self-enhance themselves. Merely comparing yourself to an average person lets you create someone who's not as good as you.
The less we know, the more we know it. David and Tamler talk about the notorious Dunning-Kruger effect, which makes us overconfident in beliefs on topics we're ignorant about and under-confident when we're experts. Plus, we break down an evolutionary psychology article on why poor men and hungry men prefer women with big breasts. Trust us, it's a really bad study. We're sure about it.
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