Why we overestimate yourself

People often overestimate themselves: we often believe that we are in the Olympic games, jumped on, and the theory of relativity invented sooner and the country would run better. Even if you do not take these examples, and look at the poll results, it turns out that we live in a society of geniuses. For example, 95% of American scientists think they are far better than their counterparts.






And the main reason lies in the pursuit of social status.

As the scientists measured the self-esteem? They surveyed students about what historical characters and events they know. Among the respondents there were people who tried to "learn" using as many "bogus". At the end of the year, psychologists have tested how the group is social stratification, and found that those who wanted to "learn" as much faux, was on the highest rung of the social ladder. All in all, it is necessary to emphasize that these people do not consider themselves overrated: they really consider themselves to be mind-boggling, and Pets.





To understand why high status makes people seem smarter than they are, not so difficult: the temptation of high position are so high that people at risk to expose themselves to ridicule its not knowledge. In the resulting report, nothing is impossible, it only translates everyday observations in the plane of scientific psychology. Article with the results should first show all the important leaders, so they, so to speak, could find similar "pereotsenka" among subordinates. If, of course, the chiefs do not belong to the same type of people. Although in this case it is hoped that after reviewing the results of the experiments be awakened at least some self-criticism.



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