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Myers Chapter 3: Introduction to Social Pscyhology Questions and Answer[A+]

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Spotlight Effect - -The belief that others are paying more attention to one's appearance and behavior than they really are; tendency to overestimate the extent to which others' attention is aimed at u... s. (Barry Manilow T Shirts-only 23% noticed vs predicted 50%) -Illusion of Transparency - -The illusion that our concealed emotions leak out and can be easily read by others; -Savitsky & Gilovich's Study - -Wondered how illusion of transparency would affect inexperienced public speakers/disrupt performance? 27/40 believed they appeared more nervous than did their partners. Replicated the study by having people give speeches before passive audiences that weren't distracted by their own speech giving--results same What if informed nervousness isn't obvious--Perform better? 1) Control group: 5 min prep/3 min speech/no further instructions 2) Reassured Condition Group: Natural to feel anxious/don't worry/relax/do your best (Felt worse about speech quality and appearance than control though rated higher by observers than control group) 3) Informed Condition Group: Exp illusion of transparency/natural to feel anxious/research shows audiences don't pick up anxiety like you'd expect/Speakers feel anxiety is transparent but reality is that it's not so apparent/relax/do your best/if nervous-you'll probably be only one to know (All 4 results differed by a statistically significant margin from other two groups) Results: Those informed about illusion of trans felt better about their speech and appearance and observers confirmed the self-assessments Lesson: Other people are noticing less than you might suppose [Show More]

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