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The Muhammad Ali Effect
The Muhammad Ali Effect is a term used in psychology that was named after Ali when he stated, "I only said I was the greatest, not the smartest" in his autobiography The Greatest: My own Story. This term is named this, because like Ali, when people are asked to rate their intelligence and their moral behaviour in comparison to others, people will rate themselves as more moral, but not more intelligent than others. It appears consistent throughout research that people believe themselves to be greater, but not smarter than others.