i feel silly

[mjs_mjs]

I feel silly for asking this but does anyone know the name of this theory?

 

where intelligent people are made to feel less intelligent by those who are not intelligent but think they are more?

[NikChillin]

condescending, patronising, delusions of grandeur....

[jamesb]

User interaction?

[tom_newton]

government?

[DAZZD88]

Would that be giving someone and inferiority complex? I know that's not exactly the name but it's the process.

[keithu]

Dunning-Kruger effect ?

[LeMarchand]

Dunning-Kruger effect ?

 

Not to be confused with the Diane Kruger Effect:

 

http://cdn.mos.totalfilm.com/images/d/diane-kruger-signs-on-for-farewell-my-queen-470-75.jpg

[mjs_mjs]

Dunning-Kruger effect ?

 

Thats the one - Cheers

[tumbleweed]

AlsoKnownAs - Ignorance Is Bliss.