Kaleem enters the classroom just as a fellow student delivers the punchline to a hilarious joke. The entire class bursts into laughter. Kaleem quickly checks to ensure his shirt is properly buttoned and that no toilet paper is stuck to his shoe. Once he realizes the laughter isn’t directed at him, he relaxes and asks the classmate to repeat the joke. This scenario illustrates which concept?
Explanation
This example demonstrates an egocentric bias, where Kaleem initially assumes that the laughter is about him until he verifies otherwise. Egocentric bias refers to the tendency to interpret events as being centered around oneself.