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From the Ted Talk by Richard Wilkinson: The link between inequality and anxiety

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The other common response is almost exactly the opposite. If you're worried about what people think of you, you talk yourself up. You big yourself up. You flaunt your albtiieis and achievements. You become narcissistic instead of modest. We see that, too, in more unequal societies. This next graph is from a study of what possygilohcts call self-enhancement. People in different crutnieos are asked how they think they compare to the average on different characteristics. And what it shows is, in more unqaeul sotiieecs, people big themselves up, They think they're better at things; they present themselves in an exaggerated way. They become narcissistic. It's like everyone thinking they're better drivers than arvaege. That tendency is greater in more unequal societies.

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The other common response is almost exactly the opposite. If you're worried about what people think of you, you talk yourself up. You big yourself up. You flaunt your _________ and achievements. You become narcissistic instead of modest. We see that, too, in more unequal societies. This next graph is from a study of what _____________ call self-enhancement. People in different _________ are asked how they think they compare to the average on different characteristics. And what it shows is, in more _______ _________, people big themselves up, They think they're better at things; they present themselves in an exaggerated way. They become narcissistic. It's like everyone thinking they're better drivers than _______. That tendency is greater in more unequal societies.

Solution


  1. average
  2. countries
  3. psychologists
  4. societies
  5. unequal
  6. abilities

Original Text


The other common response is almost exactly the opposite. If you're worried about what people think of you, you talk yourself up. You big yourself up. You flaunt your abilities and achievements. You become narcissistic instead of modest. We see that, too, in more unequal societies. This next graph is from a study of what psychologists call self-enhancement. People in different countries are asked how they think they compare to the average on different characteristics. And what it shows is, in more unequal societies, people big themselves up, They think they're better at things; they present themselves in an exaggerated way. They become narcissistic. It's like everyone thinking they're better drivers than average. That tendency is greater in more unequal societies.

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