Talk:Downing effect

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Is the phrase "Downing effect" actually used in psychological literature? If not, then the title of the article is original research, like Dunning-Kruger effect. I suggest this effect deserves mention in an article on IQ, and in an appropriate article on cognitive bias, rather than its own article.MartinPoulter (talk) 13:20, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Could the references be used in the article on Illusory superiority? Since there's no reference for legitimate use of the phrase "Downing effect" it looks like the article needs to be deleted, but the refs are useful. MartinPoulter (talk) 22:49, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

At first it says that higher IQ holders tend to underestimate own IQ while lower IQ holders tend to overestimate it. Then, it says men tend to overestimate IQ while women tend to underestimate. Does it follow that women have high IQ and men have low? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.192.248.201 (talk) 09:50, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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