When you mess up in front of someone out of nervousness purely because you respect them or because they're superior to you in some way? Like, you ever find yourself prone to messing up in front of your crush or a supervisor but not your friends or co-workers or on your own? I'm thinking there must be a term (the something effect or whatever) for this but Google's not helping atm.

I'm asking because I've done it, I've seen other people do it and I'm pretty sure it's a thing, especially among more anxious people or folks like me who don't have the best self-esteem or self-efficacy. Surely there's a name for it!

Someone help me out. Also just for the hell of it, tell me some other psychological terms you know. Because knowledge is cool.

I don't think there's an actual term for it in English that I've heard, but I bet anything there's one in another language out there, cuz' I know exactly what you're talking about.

I feel like this falls under a normative range of behaviour, so it's not surprising that you've noticed this type of reaction in others too. It's pretty reasonable to be nervous or anxious around those you respect or serve. Because your relationships with these people are important to you, the pressure to perform or be at your best in their presence is higher. For example: if your boss is in the same room as you, you're likely going to be anxious about the quality of your work because it affects your relationship with your boss (which then affects whether or not you stay employed).