The Behavior of Many People Has Been Described in Terms

question 43

Multiple Choice

The behavior of many people has been described in terms of a spotlight effect. This means that they

• A)tend to see themselves as being above average in ability.
• B)perceive that their fate is determined by forces not under their personal control.
• C)overestimate the extent to which other people are noticing them.
• D)do all of these things.

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Definitions:

Proactive Interference

A phenomenon where old information stored in memory interferes with the ability to learn and remember new information.

Retroactive Interference

A phenomenon where new memories impair the retrieval of older memories.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have predicted or expected the outcome, often referred to as the "I-knew-it-all-along" phenomenon.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where previously learned information interferes with the recall of newer information.