Not really. It depends on the question. If it's how many papers have you published, it's obviously more likely to be realistic.
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Replying to @o_guest @DaniRabaiotti
Then again, you don't necessarily need self report to find out the answers to questions like that
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Replying to @Abebab @DaniRabaiotti
OK, like which programming language are you most proficient in.
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Replying to @o_guest @DaniRabaiotti
Yes, things/views/behaviours etc that you can't objectively investigate
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Replying to @Abebab @DaniRabaiotti
That one is unlikely to be a mis-report. People know what they are best at.
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Replying to @o_guest @DaniRabaiotti
Yeah, I wonder tho, if there's a gap between your real proficiency and your perception of proficiency
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Hope you don't mind me jumping in... Yeah apparently most people think they're above average re many of their abilities
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Replying to @matthewslocombe @Abebab and
Which if representative is obvs not possible : )
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Yes, but I didn't say self-report HOW good just what you are best at. Obviously if you use Python only and often you are best at it.
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Replying to @o_guest @matthewslocombe and
But you're not best in WORLD. Just better at Python vs Prolog. That would be the question I imagined. This Q doesn't invoke Dunning-Kruger.
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Loads of misunderstandings today. 
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