According to the False Consensus Effect, Most People ____

question 180

Multiple Choice

According to the false consensus effect, most people ____.

• A)overestimate the proportion of people who would respond the same way as them in a situation
• B)hide the way they truly feel about an issue in order to reach a consensus
• C)lean toward the most popular opinion of a group regardless of how they feel
• D)assume that they will be in the minority because they are nonconformist

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