Question

The spotlight effect refers to

a. the tendency for people to try to put themselves in the social spotlight
b. the belief that other people continually notice our behavior.
c. the belief that only close friends put us in the spotlight
d. the tendency for people to avoid the social spotlight

Answer 1

The spotlight effect refers to the belief that other people continually notice our behavior and the tendency to overestimate the degree to which we are being observed and judged by others.

Step-by-step explanation:

The spotlight effect refers to the belief that other people continually notice our behavior. It is the tendency to think that we are being observed and judged by others more than we actually are. For example, if we make a mistake in public, we might think that everyone noticed and is judging us harshly, when in reality, people may not have even noticed or cared.