As Ethan walks to the front of the stage to deliver his class graduation speech,he stubs the toe of his shoe on the stage floor and nearly trips in front of graduation ceremony audience.He is mortified.However,most of the audience is thinking about how long the graduation ceremony is going to take before the last diploma is handed out.Ethan's reaction is an example of ____.

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The spotlight effect refers to the tendency to believe that others are paying more attention to our behavior and appearance than they actually are, leading to feelings of self-consciousness and anxiety. Ethan's reaction to his stumble on stage is an example of the spotlight effect, as he is likely to feel that everyone in the audience noticed and is judging him, when in reality, most people are not paying close attention.

As Ethan Walks to the Front of the Stage to Deliver