Metacognitive competence, in the context of the Dunning-Kruger effect, refers to an individual's ability to accurately assess and evaluate their own cognitive abilities and performance. It involves having a realistic understanding of one's strengths, weaknesses, and limitations in a specific domain.

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Unskilled people who lack the cognitive resources to perform well will, in turn, be deprived of any metacognitive insight into their failings. In short, 
people who exhibit the Dunning-Krueger Effect not only make erroneous judgments but also cannot realize their mistakes. 

The Dual Burden of Unskilled People

Kruger, J., & Dunning, D. (1999). Unskilled and unaware of it: how difficulties in recognizing one's own incompetence lead to inflated self-assessments. Journal of personality and social psychology, 77 6, 1121-34 .

Unskilled and unaware of it: how difficulties in recognizing one's own incompetence lead to inflated self-assessments.

Metacognitive Competence

Also known as inflated self-appraisals or estimates, inflated self-assessments, in the context of the Dunning-Kruger effect, refer to the tendency of individuals with low competence or skill levels to overestimate their abilities or performance in a particular domain.

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