big-fish-little-pond effects

A form of big-fish-little-pond effect — 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.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of big-fish-little-pond effect
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