Sebastian Bailey  Sebastian Bailey, Contributor  Exercising
minds at work and home.  10/11/2012 @ 2:43PM |2,443 views  Why I
Think I'm Better Than You  We’re all arrogant and deluded. At
least, that’s what some psychologists believe. The better-than-
average effect means that in general we think we’re above
average at a variety of things when, statistically, that’s
impossible. For example, in 1976, 70% of students in the USA
rated themselves as having above average leadership ability, and
25% of them said they were in the top 1% when it comes to
getting on with others. Likewise, 93% of a US sample rated
themselves as above-average drivers. My favorite result is that
even drivers who’d been hospitalized after a traffic accident
that was their fault still rated themselves as higher than the
average when it comes to driving ability.  Taxi Fender-Bender on
Wabash  Driven by a 'better than average' driver (Photo credit:
danxoneil)  Some psychologists have attributed this
overconfidence to a need for self-esteem: it