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big-fish-little-pond effects

big-fish-little-pond effects is the plural of big-fish-little-pond effect.

Meaning of big-fish-little-pond effect

Noun

big-fish-little-pond effect (plural big-fish-little-pond effects)

  1. The tendency of individuals to compare their own self-concept with their peers, which suggests that equally capable individuals have higher self-concepts when in a less capable group than in a more capable group.
    Synonyms:
    BFLPE

Questions about big-fish-little-pond effects

What is big-fish-little-pond effects the plural of?
Big-fish-little-pond effects is the plural of big-fish-little-pond effect.

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