Talk:Worse-than-average effect

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This article actually does not describe what the effect is, except "opposite of the usually-pervasive Lake Wobegon effect". Could we correct this? [[User:Sverdrup|Sverdrup❞]] 18:23, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Mathematical/Scientific ability might be a good addition to this list. It is almost an instantaneous reaction for many people to profess a lack of ability to do mathematics when encountering someone who can, or even the mention of it by others.