Menschen mit den geringsten politischen Kenntnissen neigen dazu, die Fakten am selbstsichersten zu verstehen. Diese Tendenz zur Selbstüberschätzung tritt am häufigsten bei Personen auf, die tatsächlich am wenigsten über Politik wissen, und bei Personen, die eher konservativ sind.

People with the least political knowledge tend to be the most overconfident in their grasp of facts

New research published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied suggests that people often overestimate their understanding of political facts. This tendency to be overconfident appears most common among individuals who actually know the least about politics and those who lean conservative. The findings provide evidence that psychological traits, like a desire for quick and definitive answers, help explain why some voters struggle to accurately judge their own political knowledge.

For those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-82121-001?doi=1

What if I told you, these people also fall within the same category as those who have lower IQs? They also tend to fall in the category of people that don’t know how to research anything.

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