Assuming that everyone else is staring at the pimple on your chin is an example of the
A) false consensus effect.
B) audience effect.
C) spotlight effect.
D) halo effect.

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The spotlight effect is the tendency to overestimate how much others are paying attention to us or our flaws. In this example, the assumption that others are staring at the pimple on your chin is an exaggeration of the negative spotlight you perceive on yourself. The false consensus effect refers to the belief that our opinions or behaviors are more commonly shared by others than they actually are. The audience effect refers to the influence of the presence of others on our own behavior. The halo effect is a cognitive bias in which our overall impression of a person influences our perception of their specific traits or abilities. None of these concepts fully capture the situation described in the example.

Assuming That Everyone Else Is Staring at the Pimple on Your