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noun
The tendency of people with a below average IQ to overestimate their IQ, and of people with an above average IQ to underestimate their IQ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Named after C. L. Downing, who first observed the effect.
