Week 5: Gilovic & Savitsky spotlight effect article

Question 1

What is the spotlight effect?

Answer 1

people tend to overestimate the extent to which their behavior and appearance are noticed and evaluated by others

Question 2

What are 2 forms of proof for the spotlight effect?

Answer 2

1. Overestimating the salience of own contributions to a group discussion
2. Absence from a part of an experience is less apparent than believed

Question 3

Is the spotlight effect also true for changes in behavior over time?

Answer 3

yes, and rating is quite stable

Question 4

What is an explanation why the spotlight effect occurs?

Answer 4

Individuals have an anchor of how they appear to oneself, which influences their estimation of how you appear to others because you take that anchor into account

Question 5

What is a follow-up effect of the spotlight effect

Answer 5

Once noticed, you think you will be judged, often more harshly

Question 6

What is the illusion of transparency?

Answer 6

People tend to overestimate the extent to which their internal states are detectable and understandable by others

Question 7

What are the 2 commonalities in explaining spotlight effect and illusion of transparency?

Answer 7

1. Anchoring
2. Adjustment problems

Question 8

What is a form of proof for the illusion of transparency?

Answer 8

Foul drinking game. 15 drinks and 5 were dirty, people overestimated how much people would caught them drinking a dirty drink. They were not better at it than random chance