A study by Gilovich et al.(2000)had undergraduate students enter a room wearing Barry Manilow T-shirts.Which of the following concepts did this study explore?

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The study explored the concept of the spotlight effect, which refers to the tendency people have to believe that more attention is being paid to them than actually is. The participants in the study were wearing potentially embarrassing T-shirts, leading the researchers to examine whether they overestimated the amount of attention they would receive in the room.

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