Question

Niles is asked to wear the ugly sweater his Aunt Lisa gave him the day she is visiting the family. When going out to dinner, Niles runs into a group of people from his school. The next day at school he expects to be teased about the sweater but, in fact, no one mentions it. Niles’s mistaken conviction that everyone would notice his sweater is a good example of ____________ .

Answer 1

the spotlight effect

Step-by-step explanation:

The spotlight effect is the thought which clicks in the mind of the person who assumes that they are noticed extensively by other people. This implies that the person feels himself to be at the center of the world where everyone notices every action of the person. Such type of effect is noticed when the person does any activity which is very unusual and uncommon.