When you noticed that you had spilled coffee on your new shirt, you overestimated how much other people at the meeting would notice. Your reaction best illustrates:

A. the spotlight effect. B. the self-reference phenomenon. C. reciprocal determinism. D. the Barnum effect.

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Lillianna Price

13 October, 04:01

When you noticed that you had spilled coffee on your new shirt, you overestimated how much other people at the meeting would notice. Your reaction best illustrates:

A. the spotlight effect. B. the self-reference phenomenon. C. reciprocal determinism. D. the Barnum effect.

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Davion Valenzuela · Answer 1

A. the spotlight effect.

Explanation:

Spotlight effect: The term spotlight was proposed by Kenneth Savitsky and Thomas Gilovich. It is defined as a phenomenon in which an individual believes that they are being noticed by every other person around them more than the propensity of being noticed.

An individual who is facing spotlight effect generally are the center of attraction of his or her world.

In the question above, the given statement signifies the importance of the spotlight effect.

When you noticed that you had spilled coffee on your new shirt, you overestimated how much other people at the meeting would notice. Your reaction best illustrates:A. the spotlight effect. B. the self-reference phenomenon. C. reciprocal determinism. D. the Barnum effect.

When you noticed that you had spilled coffee on your new shirt, you overestimated how much other people at the meeting would notice. Your reaction best illustrates:

A. the spotlight effect. B. the self-reference phenomenon. C. reciprocal determinism. D. the Barnum effect.