big-fish-little-pond effect
English edit
Etymology edit
After the phrase big fish in a small pond. The effect was introduced by Herbert W. Marsh and John W. Parker in 1984.
Noun edit
big-fish-little-pond effect (plural big-fish-little-pond effects)
- 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.
- Synonym: BFLPE
Further reading edit
- big-fish-little-pond effect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia