Mechanism family · v2 taxonomy
Self & metacognition
Patterns involving confidence, self-assessment, introspection, and beliefs about one's own thinking.
Reviewed mapping
10 canonical entries currently belong to this family.
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Self-AssessmentDunning–Kruger Effect – when performance and self-assessment do not line upKruger Effect describes a pattern found in some self-assessment tasks: lower performers can overestimate their performance more than higher performers do. It is about calibration bRead entry Cognitive BiasEnd-of-History Illusion – when you think you won’t change anymorethe belief that you will stay the same, even though you’ve changed a lot in the past.Read entry Metacognitive BiasG.I. Joe Fallacy – when you think knowing a bias makes you immune to itthe belief that awareness of a bias is enough to eliminate its effects. Unfortunately, self-control doesn’t work that way.Read entry Self-AssessmentHard–Easy Effect – when hard tasks seem easier and easy tasks seem harderEasy Effect – the tendency to overestimate performance on hard tasks and underestimate it on easy ones.Read entry Self-AssessmentIllusion of Explanatory Depth – when you think you understand until you have to explainthe tendency to overestimate your knowledge of a topic until you actually have to explain it.Read entry Self-AssessmentImpostor Syndrome – when you fear being ‘exposed’ as a fraudthe tendency to downplay your achievements and fear that others will soon ‘expose’ you as incompetent.Read entry Self-AssessmentObjectivity Illusion – when you believe you’re unbiased, unlike everyone elsethe tendency to think you’re rational and unbiased, but only notice cognitive errors in others.Read entry Self-Assessment BiasPlacement Bias – you either overrate or underrate yourselfpeople remember themselves as more successful in what they feel confident about, and weaker in what they find difficult.Read entry Self-Perception BiasSpotlight Effect – you think everyone is watching, but they’re notthe tendency to overestimate how much others notice your appearance or behavior.Read entry Self-Assessment BiasWorse-Than-Average Effect – when you assume you're worse than others at difficult tasksthe tendency to underestimate your own competence in challenging activities, even when you have the skills.Read entry
