David Dunning

American social psychologist and professor of psychology
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David Dunning

Summary

David Dunning is a human[1]. Born in United States[2], he… he was born on 1960[3]. He worked as a psychologist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (342 views/month, #7,182 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in United States[2], David Dunning…
  • David Dunning was born on 1960[3].
  • David Dunning held citizenship in United States[6].
  • English was David Dunning's native language[7].
  • David Dunning worked as a psychologist[4].
  • David Dunning was employed by University of Michigan[8].
  • David Dunning's education included a stint at University of Michigan[9].
  • David Dunning was educated at Stanford University[10].
  • David Dunning was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[11].
  • David Dunning is recorded as male[12].
  • David Dunning's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • David Dunning supervised Kaidi Wu as a doctoral student[14].
  • David Dunning's family name is recorded as Dunning[15].
  • David Dunning's given name is recorded as David[16].
  • David Dunning's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • David Dunning's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'David Dunning'}[18].
  • David Dunning's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+4064'}[19].
  • David Dunning's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+3415'}[20].

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Origins and Family

David Dunning was born in United States[2]. He was born on 1960[3]. English was his native language[7].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan[9], a public research university[21], in United States[22], founded in 1817[23], headquartered in Ann Arbor[24] and Stanford University[10], a private university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1885[27], headquartered in Stanford[28].

Career and Affiliations

David Dunning worked as a psychologist[4]. Among his employers was University of Michigan[8]. He supervised Kaidi Wu as a doctoral student[14].

Works and Contributions

Things named for David Dunning include Dunning–Kruger effect[29], a cognitive bias[30], founded in 1999[31].

Why It Matters

David Dunning ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (342 views/month, #7,182 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for him include Dunning–Kruger effect[29], a cognitive bias[30], founded in 1999[31].

FAQs

Where was David Dunning born?

David Dunning's place of birth was United States[2].

What did David Dunning do for work?

David Dunning worked as psychologist[4].

Where did David Dunning go to school?

David Dunning was educated at University of Michigan[9] and Stanford University[10].

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  8. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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