Essay On Lab Player

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My lab partner might think of himself too highly because of the better than average effect (people compare their characteristics or behaviours against a norm or standard of peers usually) in which he will compare his athletic abilities to other people in his class or even in the entire high school. If he really is the star football player then it would be fair to assume in athletic abilities he is better than the average in our school. The same goes to academic achievement, if he were to compare all of his grades in each class and have a higher mark than every other student then it would be reasonable to assume he is better than average. However, this is unlikely, but not in possible; thus, for my lab partner think such highly of himself would …show more content…

If his team lost a game it is because the other team cheated, his teammates were being stupid, the referee wasn’t making fair calls. If his team won the game it would have to be because of his amazing football skills that lead the team to victory. The same can be said about his school work; if he failed a test it is because the teacher doesn’t like him or because he was forced to stay up all night to finish a different assignment. If he did well on the test it is only because he is the smartest person in school who deserves that high grade.
My lab partner might think of himself too highly because of unrealistic optimism (overestimate the likelihood of positive events and to underestimate the likelihood of negative events). By using unrealistic optimism, my lab partner assumes he will win every football game and never considers losing a possibility or he may believe he will ace every test given to him because failure is not possible for him. Although, having a bit of this attitude is healthy in a person for my lab partner he uses too much of it, which results in him having unrealistic exceptions in himself and an inflated sense of

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