One Explanation for the False Consensus Effect Is That People

question 7

True/False

One explanation for the false consensus effect is that people use their own reaction as an "anchor" for predicting the attitudes and behaviors of others.

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Definitions:

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, made as a starting point for further investigation, based on limited evidence as a provisionary idea.

Quantitative

Pertaining to, assessing, or evaluated based on the amount of something rather than its excellence.

Active Interviewing

A dynamic and interactive form of interviewing where both the interviewer and interviewee actively participate and contribute to the flow of conversation and exchange of ideas.

Spurious Correlation

A statistical relationship between two variables that appears to be causally related but is actually due to a third variable or chance.