Dunning
Psychology researcher's name
Dunning is the persistent pursuit of payment for a debt.
To dun someone is to demand money owed, often repeatedly: The collection agency kept dunning him for the unpaid bill.
A dun is such a demand, or the person making it.
The word carries connotations of aggressive or irritating persistence.
One owed money
- debtorOne who owes
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
- overduePast expected arrival
- repaymentGiving back what's owed
invoice · notice · demand · outstanding · owed · reminder · collector · agency
Force upon contact
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
coercion · hounding · threatening · calls · letters · harassment · badgering · pestering
Civil court proceeding
- summonsFormal court notification
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- garnishmentCourt-ordered debt collection
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
litigation · complaint · defendant · plaintiff · subpoena · enforcement · proceedings · filing
creditor
One owed money
repayment · invoice · notice · demand · outstanding · owed · reminder · collector · agency · payment
pressure
Force upon contact
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- relentlessContinuing without pause
persistent · coercion · hounding · threatening · calls · letters · harassment · badgering · pestering · insistent
lawsuit
Civil court proceeding
- summonsFormal court notification
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- garnishmentCourt-ordered debt collection
court · litigation · complaint · defendant · plaintiff · subpoena · enforcement · proceedings · filing · hearing
Dunningintellectual humility
Awareness of cognitive fallibility
self-awareness · epistemic humility · impostor syndrome · wisdom · expertise
Dunningrepaying
Returning money owed
debt forgiveness · debt relief · debt cancellation · paying · repayment
Dunningself-awareness
Insight into one's psyche
calibration · intellectual humility · impostor syndrome · underconfidence · self-doubt
- Dunning-Kruger effectNovices overestimate their abilities
- dunning kruger effectIllusory superiority from incompetence