Need for self-esteem
Barnum effect
“I see myself described accurately in vague and generic descriptions of personality."
Dunning-Kruger effect
"The less I am qualified, the more I overestimate my competence. The more I am qualified, the more I underestimate my competence."
Effort justification bias
“I evaluate an outcome relative to the amount of effort it took to achieve it.”
Escalation of commitment bias
“I keep going in the wrong direction despite increasingly negative results.”
Illusion of knowledge
"I am under the impression that I know and understand more than what I really know and understand."
Outgroup homogeneity bias
“I tend to underestimate the differences among members of a group when I am not part of it.”
Self-handicapping bias
“If I create an obstacle for myself before performing a difficult task, I will win regardless of whether I fail or succeed.”
Sexual overperception bias
“I take other people's actions as a sign that they are attracted to me when they are not.”
Social desirability bias
"To look good to these people, I'm going to say what they want to hear instead of what I really think."
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