Overestimating the extent to which others notice and evaluate our appearance and performance is called

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The spotlight effect refers to our tendency to believe that others are closely observing and evaluating our behavior and appearance, when in reality, they are often paying less attention than we think.

(Option A is incorrect because the Barnum effect refers to the tendency to accept vague or general personality descriptions as accurate, while Option B is incorrect because self-serving bias refers to the tendency to attribute our successes to internal factors and our failures to external factors.)

Overestimating the Extent to Which Others Notice and Evaluate Our