What psychologists don't really know is why the Lake Wobegon effect exists, and there are a couple of proposals.

但心理学家还不知道,为什么乌比冈效应会存在，目前有几个假设。

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And the Lake Wobegon effect in psychology involves a systematic bias to see ourselves as better than average.

心理学上的乌比冈效应是说人都会,偏心地认为自己比一般人优秀。

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This has been called the "Lake Wobegon effect" based on Garrison Keillor's story about a place where all the children are above average.

这个就叫“乌比冈湖效应”,名字源于Garrison，Keillor的一个故事,故事里有个地方的小孩子比一般孩子都优秀。

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