Yes, this is real phenomenon that plays a
significant role in many different aspects of society. The term Spotlight
Effect refers to a general perception by people that they are being noticed
much more than they really are. According to some sources, research on this phenomenon has been
pioneered primarily by four individuals: Thomas Gilovich, Kenneth Savitsky,
Victoria Medvec, and Thomas Kruger. The underpinnings of the spotlight effect
is the innate tendency of many individuals to forget that although each person
is the center of his or her own world, that person is not the center of
everyone else’s world. Being that one is constantly
in the center of one's own world, an accurate evaluation of how much one
is noticed by others is uncommon. The spotlight effect may be more pronounced,
however, when a person does something that is not typical behavior for them.
More tomorrow.
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