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158. Bigger Fish, or Bigger Pond?

No Stupid Questions

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The Big Fish Little Pond Effect

There is a ton of research on what is literally called the big fish little pond effect. The psychologist who really started it all is named Herbert Marsh. He posits because this person has been the best at their high school. They show up at Harvard and suddenly just statistically they're very average, or even maybe below average.

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