Question

When Vanessa noticed that she was wearing mismatched socks, she overestimated the extent to which others would also notice. Her reaction best illustrates the spotlight effect. defensive self-esteem. reciprocal determinism. the Barnum effect.?

Answer 1

The answer is B., the Spotlight effect.

Spotlight effect is overestimating others' noticing and evaluating our appearance, performance, and blunders.

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