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better-than-average effect

better-than-average effect The better-than-average effect is the tendency for people to judge themselves as better than an average person.

The better-than-average effect is the tendency for people to judge themselves as better than an average person. In psychology, it describes a self-evaluation bias that can vary across areas such as morality and competence.

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Drafting source: Ding Yi; Sugiura Motoaki. The psychological mechanisms of the better-than-average effect in the moral and competence domains under self-enhancement and self-protection motives among young Japanese adults. 2024; DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1367568; article XML SHA-256 ee50b83eb32d0310d59dd0e3a4e040be1594224fdb18d2a49e7c5cfff017ce0c. “The psychological mechanisms of the better-than-average effect in the moral and competence domains under self-enhancement and self-protection motives among young Japanese adults” (10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1367568).
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