Question

Cathy has forgotten to do her laundry this week. Since she is running late for class she wears the only clean shirt she has, a "New Kids on the Block" T-shirt leftover from 1988. As she wanders around campus she is convinced that everyone is staring at her. Cathy is most likely experiencing

A. the spotlight effect.
B. the illusion of transparency.
C. the self-reference effect.
D. a comparative self.

Answer 1

A. the spotlight effect.

Step-by-step explanation:

Cathy is most likely experiencing the spotlight effect. The spotlight effect is when we think that people will notice more things about us than what they really notice. This effect is the result of our egocentrism, and we are the center of our universe. We think that people would notice something we see as misplaced. But people are concerned with other things other than a T-shirt.