# The Dunning-Kruger effect, joint research by Professor Justin Kruger, is featured

1 Faculty News May 22, 2019 US News & World Report ![U.S. News and World Report logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030501.jpg?itok=1EF-s0wb)>

Excerpt from [US News & World Report](https://money.usnews.com/careers/company-culture/articles/polish-your-professional-image-with-better-self-awareness) -- "Cultural differences and power dynamics help explain why some workers lack awareness about their performance and professional image. So does the fact that 'people seldom receive negative feedback about their skills and abilities from others in everyday life,' according to Dunning and [Kruger](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/justin-kruger)."

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