A psychology test.

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If you select share you can win half (£5) or nothing.

If you select steal you can win all (£10) or nothing.

Bullies have a natural advantage. They have learnt early on to 'steal' in life. They win more, and more often, than the nice kind sharing types.

They win 66% of the time. So, not always, but more, and more often. They usualy have less to lose.

However, being nice, kind, caring, and decent can feel good - very good.

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The ignorance paradox is not related in any way to the 'Dunning-Kruger Effect'

Aware/Unaware, Knowing/Not-knowing represents the ignorance paradox. It has nothing to do with over-confidence or cognitive bias relating to intelligence.

Whilst the first publication of the book (2003) was four years after the 'Dunning-Kruger Effect' came to pass, the term ignorance paradox was coined many years prior.