Concept information
Preferred term
false consensus effect
Definition(s)
- Definition The false consensus effect occurs when we overestimate the number of other people (or extent to which other people) share our opinions, beliefs, and behaviors. Thus, sometimes individuals tend to believe that others are more similar to them than is actually the case. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; False Consensus Effect]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-VHCVLB7G-S
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