Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2024/Better-than-average-effect

Topic Suggestion - Something to cover?

Hi there,

In one of my other courses at the moment we were talking about self-serving biases (the tendency to see oneself favourably - or above average). We talked about how it is a function of how we process and remember info about ourselves - we are motivated to enhance our own self-image. This can be either adaptive (protects us from depression) or maladaptive (blame others for failure rather than accept responsibility). Let me know if you have any more questions - the classic example that people tend to use is the 'rate yourself as a driver' study. Hope this helps! U3239962 (discuss • contribs) 11:38, 15 August 2024 (UTC) U3239962 (discuss • contribs) 09:45, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Heading casing

Hi RussellP1. FYI, the recommended Wikiversity heading style uses sentence casing. For example: Self-determination theory rather than Self-Determination Theory Here's an example chapter with correct heading casing: Growth mindset development ~~~~

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