self-perception - Concepts

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Concepts

Barnum Effect - Accepting vague, general personality descriptions as uniquely applicable to oneself.
Better-Than-Average Effect - The cognitive bias where people overestimate their own qualities and abilities relative to others, believing themselves to be above average on desirable traits.
False Uniqueness Effect - The tendency to underestimate how common one's abilities, positive behaviors, or desirable traits are in the general population.
Illusion of Transparency - The tendency to overestimate how well our internal mental states, emotions, and thoughts are apparent to others.
Impostor Syndrome - A psychological pattern where individuals doubt their accomplishments and have a persistent fear of being exposed as a fraud despite evidence of their competence.
Worse-Than-Average Effect - A cognitive bias where people underestimate their abilities relative to others on difficult or rare tasks, believing themselves to be below average.