What is it called when experts think they only know a small part of a topic and amateurs think they know almost all of a topic?
What is it called when experts think they only know a small part of a topic and amateurs think they know almost all of a topic?
Solution 1:
Sounds like the Dunning–Kruger effect:
The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which low-ability individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly assessing their ability as much higher than it really is. Psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger attributed this bias to a metacognitive incapacity, on the part of those with low ability, to recognize their ineptitude and evaluate their competence accurately. Their research also suggests corollaries: high-ability individuals may underestimate their relative competence and may erroneously assume that tasks which are easy for them are also easy for others.—Wikipedia: Dunning–Kruger effect.
Solution 2:
when experts think they only know a small part of a topic
This sounds similar to Impostor Syndrome.
and amateurs think they know almost all of a topic?
As Laurel already mentioned, this is called the Dunning-Kruger effect.