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Above-average Effect

The "Above-Average Effect" is a cognitive bias in social psychology whereby individuals systematically rate themselves as superior to the average peer on desirable traits or abilities, distinguishing it from related self-enhancement phenomena through its specific focus on comparative self-evaluations relative to a perceived average.

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21.9K

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585

Authors

313

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Publications per year

2017–2026

50

Variants

Superiority Bias

Parents

Publications

229

Interpretation of random effects meta-analyses

Richard D Riley, Julian P. T. Higgins, Jonathan J Deeks · BMJ · 2011 · 2.8K citations

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Customer perceived value, satisfaction, and loyalty: The role of switching costs

Zhilin Yang, Robin T. Peterson · Psychology and Marketing · 2004 · 2K citations

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Self‐Compassion, Self‐Esteem, and Well‐Being

Kristin D. Neff · Social and Personality Psychology Compass · 2011 · 1.1K citations

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AVERAGE EXCESS AND AVERAGE EFFECT OF A GENE SUBSTITUTION

Ronald Aylmer Fisher · Annals of Eugenics · 1941 · 991 citations

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Personal contact, individuation, and the better-than-average effect.

Mark D. Alicke, M. L. Klotz, David L. Breitenbecher et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1995 · 904 citations

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Authors

585

  1. MD
    Mark D. Alicke

    Ohio University, United States

    4 publications · 1.1K citations

    4

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  2. AB
    Andreas Bergh

    Lund University, Sweden

    3 publications · 311 citations

    3

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  3. DA
    Deborah A. Small

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    3 publications · 349 citations

    3

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  4. MW
    Martin Weber

    University of Mannheim, Germany

    3 publications · 846 citations

    3

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  5. JS
    Jerry Suls

    University of Iowa, United States

    3 publications · 70 citations

    3

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Institutions

313

  1. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    218 citations

  2. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    576 citations

  3. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    152 citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    63 citations

  7. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    203 citations

  8. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    286 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 10 publications · 405 citations

    10

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  2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    5 publications · 1.6K citations

    5

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 4 publications · 87 citations

    4

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  4. Psychological Science

    3 publications · 353 citations

    3

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  5. JAMA

    3 publications · 82 citations

    3

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