Most people have experienced the uneasy feeling that everyone is watching them. A stumble while walking, a typo in a message, or an awkward comment in a meeting can suddenly feel magnified. Psychology ...

Do you ever feel like all eyes are on you in ordinary social situations? This phenomenon, known as the spotlight effect, can lead to self-consciousness and anxiety. While we might often feel like we ...

Feeling like you are caught in the glare? Here’s how to shift the spotlight to where it truly belongs. Dating can be an exciting yet nerve-wracking experience, filled with the anticipation of new ...

The spotlight effect refers to a well-documented psychological bias in which individuals overestimate how much other people notice and remember their actions, appearance or mistakes, and it was first ...

Playing sports in middle age against college students can be humbling. The other day, I was pllaying basketball against a taller, quicker, and well, younger guy. He accelerated to the basket, and ...