👉 Imposterous is a term used in psychology and sociology to describe someone who appears to be more intelligent, well-educated, or otherwise superior than they actually are. This can occur due to factors such as self-deception, false beliefs about oneself, or external validation from others. The term was first coined by psychologist John Watson in the 1960s, but it gained popularity after a group of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, used the term to describe a phenomenon where
