In the Context of Team and Organizational Effectiveness,which of the Following

question 32

Multiple Choice

In the context of team and organizational effectiveness,which of the following refers to people systematically overestimating their own performance in areas where they lack competence and readily dismissing any information to the contrary?

• A)the Pygmalion effect
• B)the Dunning-Kruger effect
• C)the Golem effect
• D)the Autler-Townes effect

---

Definitions:

Sublimation

A defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.

Displacement

In psychoanalytic theory, a defense mechanism where the mind substitutes either a new aim or a new object for goals felt in their original form to be dangerous or unacceptable.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies used unconsciously by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety and to cope with reality or maintain self-image.

Projection

A defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or motives to another person.