# Prof. Justin Kruger's research on self-assessment is highlighted

1 Faculty News August 16, 2014 ![](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/rgj.jpg?itok=UXShi5MK)>

Excerpt from [Reno Gazette Journal](http://www.rgj.com/story/money/business/2014/08/17/meidell-smart-think/14154261/) -- "[Kruger](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/justin-kruger) and Dunning refer to their finding as the 'dual burden' of the unskilled: 'Not only do these people reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices, but their incompetence robs them of the metacognitive ability to realize it.'"

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