Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big-fish-little-pond effect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: big--fish-lit-tle-pond -ef-fect
IPA

43

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

8

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

After the phrase big fish in a small pond. The effect was introduced by Herbert W. Marsh and John W. Parker in 1984.

Inflected Forms

big-fish-little-pond effects (plural)

Synonyms

BFLPE

Questions

What does big-fish-little-pond effect mean?: 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.
Where does big-fish-little-pond effect come from?: After the phrase big fish in a small pond. The effect was introduced by Herbert W. Marsh and John W. Parker in 1984.

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