Table S1.
PES means and SDs for each item across the experimental conditions in study 4
| Item | Mean and SD | Recalling an achievement | Recalling winning a competition |
| I honestly feel I’m just more deserving than others. | Mean | 3.50 | 3.98 |
| SD | 1.84 | 1.88 | |
| Great things should come to me. | Mean | 5.12 | 5.42 |
| SD | 1.61 | 1.60 | |
| If I were on the Titanic, I would deserve to be on the first lifeboat! | Mean | 1.44 | 2.3 |
| SD | 0.86 | 1.83 | |
| I demand the best because I’m worth it. | Mean | 3.98 | 4.48 |
| SD | 1.62 | 1.97 | |
| I do not necessarily deserve special treatment. | Mean | 4.62 | 3.8 |
| SD | 1.94 | 1.86 | |
| I deserve more things in my life. | Mean | 3.28 | 3.68 |
| SD | 1.87 | 1.97 | |
| People like me deserve an extra break now and then. | Mean | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| SD | 1.64 | 1.96 | |
| Things should go my way. | Mean | 3.52 | 3.7 |
| SD | 1.92 | 1.62 | |
| I feel entitled to more of everything. | Mean | 2.38 | 2.92 |
| SD | 1.68 | 1.89 |