Dunning Kruger Effect Test

1. I often feel I did poorly, then my actual score turns out higher than expected.

2. Even when I am unsure, I tend to rate my performance as high.

3. I expect to do well on the language portion of this quiz.

4. I generally rate my performance lower than it ends up being.

5. Language: Choose the best synonym for ""reluctant.""

6. Logic: In a race, you pass the person in 2nd place. What place are you in now?

7. If I struggled with some items, I still assume I performed above average overall.

8. Logic: A is taller than B. B is taller than C. Who is tallest?

9. I tend to be harsher on myself than my results justify.

10. Everyday reasoning: Which is the best next step if you smell gas strongly inside a house?

11. Overall, I expect my score to be above average compared with other people who take this quiz.

12. When I do well, I often fail to recognize it until I see the score.

13. Language: What does the idiom ""break the ice"" mean?

14. My estimate of my overall score is usually realistic.

15. Compared to my usual performance on similar quizzes, I think I did better than usual.

16. If I say I got about half correct, it usually ends up being close to half.

17. Logic: If 5 machines make 5 widgets in 5 minutes, how many minutes do 10 machines take to make 10 widgets (same rate)?

18. I expect my total score to be closer to 20 than to 0.

19. Even if some questions were tricky, I think I got them right.

20. Logic: Which statement best describes the argument form? ""If P then Q. P. Therefore Q.""

21. Logic: If ALL bloops are razzies, and SOME razzies are lazzies, which statement must be true?

22. I think my final score will be in the top half of all scores.

23. Logic: A bat and a ball cost $1.10 total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

24. My confidence changes appropriately depending on how difficult the questions are for me.

25. I often feel certain about answers that turn out to be incorrect.

26. I expect to do well on the logic portion of this quiz.

27. When I predict my score, I usually get very close to the actual result.

28. I am more confident than my results warrant on tasks like logic or language questions.

29. My answers felt well-justified rather than uncertain.

30. I think I could explain my answers and defend them if needed.

31. My self-rating after a quiz is usually in line with the score I receive.

32. I feel confident that my reasoning on the questions was accurate.

33. Everyday reasoning: Which source is generally most reliable for a medical claim?

34. Logic: Which number completes the pattern? 2, 4, 8, 16, __

35. After finishing a quiz like this, I usually think I did better than I actually did.

36. I am confident that I avoided common mistakes on questions like these.

37. I assume I performed near the top even when the quiz felt challenging.

38. I am confident in my answers even when I am missing key information.

39. I am surprised by my results because they often differ from what I expected.

40. Logic: All squares are rectangles. Some rectangles are blue. Which statement must be true?

41. I would be surprised if my score turned out to be low.

42. Everyday reasoning: If a phone battery is at 30% and drops by 10 percentage points each hour, about how many hours until it reaches 0%?

43. Logic: If you shuffle a standard deck of cards, what is the probability the top card is a heart?

44. Before seeing my results, I can accurately estimate how many questions I answered correctly.

45. I believe I answered most of the quiz questions correctly.

46. My first guess about my percentile (how I did compared with others) is usually too high.

47. When I say I am ""pretty sure"" about an answer, it is usually correct.

48. If I get stuck on multiple questions, I adjust my estimate downward accordingly.

49. Everyday reasoning: A recipe needs 3/4 cup of sugar. You want to make half the recipe. How much sugar do you use?

50. Everyday reasoning: If a store offers 20% off a $50 item, what is the sale price (before tax)?

51. I can tell the difference between questions I truly know and questions I am guessing on.

52. I think I correctly understood what most questions were asking.

53. When I finish a test, my confidence level is a good indicator of my actual performance.

54. Everyday reasoning: You have an appointment at 3:00 PM. The trip takes 35 minutes, and you want to arrive 10 minutes early. When should you leave?

55. I usually think I made fewer mistakes than I actually did.

56. I tend to underestimate my performance on reasoning or knowledge quizzes.

57. I expect to score highly even when I have not checked my work carefully.

58. If I had to guess my total correct answers, I would guess a high number.

59. I think I made only a few mistakes on this quiz.

60. I feel sure about many of the answers I selected.

61. I downplay my performance even when I have good evidence I did well.

62. Language: Choose the word that best completes the sentence: ""She was ___ to hear the good news.""

63. My answers were based on solid understanding rather than guesswork.

64. If someone asked how I did, I would say I did well.

65. I expect to do well on the everyday reasoning portion of this quiz.

66. Language: Which sentence is grammatically correct?

67. I can predict which questions I got wrong with decent accuracy.

68. When I feel confident about my answers, that confidence typically matches my score.

69. Logic: If it is raining, the ground is wet. The ground is not wet. What follows?