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Psychology is a "soft" science, because it depends mainly on theories formed in clinical situations with "patients" without any confirming data from real life. Often there is fraud--take for example "Michelle Remembers". https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-e&q=What+fraud+was+involved+in+%22Michell+Remember%22%3F There do exist "experimental psychologists" who test theories with real people in experimental situations and collect data. But it has many weaknesses, and there has been blatant fraud there, too. See: https://www.google.com/search?q=what+was+the+biggest+fraud+in+experimental+psychology? AND: Diederik Stapel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diederik_Stapel Still, at times "psychology" produces some useful information. And the Wikipedia article on "The False Consensus Effect" linked to below helps explain why "pedophiles" are so hated in much of Western society. Check it out! Meanwhile, I checked what Mr. C. Hat Bot, the renowned expert on everything in the Universe but who also happens to suffer from hallucinations at times that often makes his responses unreliable. But not so in this case. CHAT AI: PROMPT: What is the "false consensus" effect? RESPONSE: Holding certain beliefs because you expect or assume that others hold the same beliefs is primarily known as the false consensus effect. This cognitive bias leads people to overestimate the extent to which their own opinions, beliefs, preferences, values, and habits are typical of those of others. Here are the key details about this phenomenon: -- Definition: Individuals tend to perceive their own behavioral choices and judgments as relatively common and appropriate to existing circumstances. -- Why it happens: -- -- Cognitive Simplification: It is easier to use our own beliefs as a baseline when estimating what others think. -- -- Self-Enhancement: Believing that others share our views validates our own beliefs and boosts self-esteem. -- -- Selective Exposure: We tend to associate with people who share similar views, creating an "echo chamber" that makes us think our opinions are more universal. -- --"Naïve Realism": This contributes to the false consensus effect by fostering the belief that we perceive the world accurately, and therefore, others should see things the same way. -- Related Concepts: It is closely related to social projection (projecting our internal states onto others) and can be influenced by conformity bias (aligning beliefs to fit in). The false consensus effect is distinct from pluralistic ignorance, which is the opposite phenomenon—where individuals privately reject a norm but publicly support it because they mistakenly believe everyone else supports it. SOURCES: WTW for when you assume others think the way you do, or ... 2 Nov 2014 — False-consensus effect: In psychology, the false-consensus effect or false-consensus bias is a cognitive bias whereby a person ten... The False Consensus Effect: Why We Overestimate Agreement 11 Jan 2025 — The Opposite Side: Pluralistic Ignorance. Interestingly, the false consensus effect has a counterpart: pluralistic ignorance. Whil... Mentalzon False consensus effect - Wikipedia The false consensus effect has been widely observed and supported by empirical evidence. One recent study has shown that consensus... Wikipedia False Consensus Effect - ECPS False Consensus Effect - ECPS. « Back to Glossary Index. False Consensus Effect. The tendency to overestimate how much other peopl... populismstudies The false consensus effect: Why we assume everyone thinks ... 11 Dec 2025 — The false consensus effect: Why we assume everyone thinks like us. ... Have you ever assumed that most people share your opinions, safety4sea 12 Types of Cognitive Bias That Influence Your Thinking 2 Dec 2025 — Cognitive biases distort thinking, influence beliefs, and sway the decisions and judgments people make every day. Common types of ... Verywell Mind Pluralistic ignorance - Wikipedia In social psychology, pluralistic ignorance (also known as a collective illusion or collective delusion) is a phenomenon in which ... Wikipedia False Consensus Effect - The Decision Lab False Consensus Effect * Where this bias occurs. Imagine you are a fitness enthusiast who works out daily and maintains a strict, ... The Decision Lab Conformity - Psychology Today Conformity | Psychology Today. ... Do I Need Help? ... How to figure out what you truly want in life. ... Self Tests are all about... Psychology Today False consensus effect From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_consensus_effect "In psychology, the false consensus effect, also known as consensus bias, is a pervasive cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate the extent to which other people share their beliefs and views;[1] it is the tendency to "see their own behavioral choices and judgments as relatively common and appropriate to existing circumstances".[2] In other words, they assume that their personal qualities, characteristics, beliefs, and actions are relatively widespread through the general population. This false consensus is significant because it increases self-esteem (overconfidence effect). This bias is especially prevalent in group settings where one thinks the collective opinion of their own group matches that of the larger population. Since the members of a group reach a consensus and rarely encounter those who dispute it, they tend to believe that everybody thinks the same way. The false-consensus effect is not restricted to cases where people believe that their values are shared by the majority, but it still manifests as an overestimate of the extent of their belief.[3] Additionally, when confronted with evidence that a consensus does not exist, people often assume that those who do not agree with them are defective in some way.[4] The false consensus effect has been widely observed and supported by empirical evidence. One recent study has shown that consensus bias may improve decisions about other people's preferences.[5] Ross, Green and House first defined the false consensus effect in 1977 with emphasis on the relative commonness that people perceive about their own responses; however, similar projection phenomena had already caught attention in psychology. Specifically, concerns with respect to connections between individual's personal predispositions and their estimates of peers appeared in the literature for a while. For instance, Katz and Allport in 1931 illustrated that students’ estimates of the frequency of cheating by others was positively correlated to their own behavior. Later, around 1970, the same phenomena were found on political beliefs and prisoner's dilemma situation. In 2017, researchers identified a persistent egocentric bias when participants learned about other people's snack-food preferences.[5] Moreover, recent studies suggest that the false consensus effect can also affect professional decision makers; specifically, it has been shown that even experienced marketing managers project their personal product preferences onto consumers.[6][7] Possible causes There is no single cause for this cognitive bias; however, several underlying mechanisms have been suggested to contribute to its formation and maintenance. [...] So we are hated because people tend to think that others--especially their peers--hate us. They go along with those ideas, accepting the opinions of others, even though these opinions and beliefs are not based on reality or on valid facts. Discuss https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_consensus_effect [@nonymouse] [Guardster] [Proxify] [Anonymisierungsdienst] |