David Alan Dunning
Professor of Psychology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
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His research focuses on the psychology underlying human misbelief. In his most widely-cited work, he showed that people tend to hold flattering opinions of their competence, character, and prospects that cannot be justified from objective evidence–a phenomenon that carries many implications for health, education, the workplace, and economic exchange. He also examines how many of these same processes also injure judgments made by groups.
- Yuyan Han, David Alan Dunning. 2024. Metaknowledge of Experts Versus Nonexperts: Do Experts Know Better What They Do and Do Not Know?. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making 37(2):1-18.
- David Alan Dunning. 2024. Judgmental Biases in the Perception of Competitive Advantage: On Choosing the Right Race to Run. The Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Competition :287-304.
- Carmen Sanchez, David Alan Dunning. 2024. Intermediate science knowledge predicts overconfidence. Trends in Cognitive Sciences 28(4):284-285.
- Sanchez, Carmen, David Alan Dunning. 2023. Are experts overconfident?: An interdisciplinary review. Research in Organizational Behavior 43:100195.
- Dunning, David Alan, Wu, Kaidi . 2019. Hypocognition: Making Sense of the Landscape Beyond One's Conceptual Reach.. Review of General Psychology
- Dunning, David Alan, De keersmaecker, Jonas , Pennycook, Gordon , Rand, David G, Sanchez, Carmen , Unkelbach, Christian , Roets, Arne . 2019. Investigating the Robustness of the Illusory Truth Effect Across Individual Differences in Cognitive Ability, Need for Cognitive Closure, and Cognitive Style. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin :0146167219853844.
- Dunning, David Alan, Fetchenhauer, Detlef , Schlösser, Thomas . 2019. Why People Trust: Solved Puzzles and Open Mysteries. Current Directions in Psychological Science 28(4):366-371.
- Dunning, David Alan. 2019. The best option illusion in self and social assessment. Self and Identity 18(4):349-362.
- Dunning, David Alan, Sanchez, Carmen . 2019. Cultural Patterns Explain the Worldwide Perception/Performance Paradox in Student Self-Assessments of Math and Science Skill. Social Psychological and Personality Science 10(7):935-945.
- Dunning, David Alan, Heath, Chip , Suls, Jerry M. 2018. Reflections on Self-Reflection: Contemplating Flawed Self-Judgments in the Clinic, Classroom, and Office Cubicle. Perspectives on Psychological Science 13(2):185-189.