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false uniqueness bias  

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  • Definition False uniqueness bias refers to the tendency for people to underestimate the proportion of peers who share their desirable attributes and behaviors and to overestimate the proportion who share their undesirable attributes. Typically, this bias has been assessed by collecting estimates that people make about the proportion of peers who have positive or negative traits/behaviors with the actual proportions who report these traits and behaviors. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; False Uniqueness Bias]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-F7W0646V-Q

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