I think it's likely an application of Dunning-Kruger. "The Dunning–Kruger effect...

		robrenaud on Nov 6, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Programmers' salaries at Google $250k (and up) I think it's likely an application of Dunning-Kruger. "The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which ... the highly skilled underrate their own abilities, suffering from illusory inferiority." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect