A) Describe the better-than-average effect.
B) Name at least one area of life in which people tend to show the better-than-average effect (according to research).
C) Give a specific real-world example of this effect.

A) The better-than-average effect is the tendency for most people to describe themselves as above average in nearly every way.People with high self-esteem are especially likely to exhibit this effect.
B) Most people have these overly favorable and unrealistic beliefs in at least three areas: (1) they continually experience the better-than-average effect,(2) they have unrealistic beliefs about how much they can control what happens,and (3) most people are unrealistically optimistic about their personal futures.
C) Examples will vary.