Passage Summary: People tend to think they are under a spotlight; whether they are lying, playing sports poorly, or wearing something weird, they overestimate how much others notice.

Reasoning: The stimulus provides three distinct examples—liars, volleyball players, and a student in a funny shirt—where individuals consistently believed others were paying more attention to them than was actually the case.

Analysis: This stimulus illustrates a psychological phenomenon often called the 'spotlight effect.' Since this is a Principle question, we are looking for a general rule that these specific instances serve to prove. The common thread is a mismatch between self-perception of visibility and the reality of others' indifference. Look for an answer choice that generalizes this by stating that people's beliefs about how much they are noticed are often exaggerated.