What Is the False Consensus Effect

question 8

Multiple Choice

What is the false consensus effect?

• A) people's tendency to underestimate the degree to which their own behavior, attitudes, beliefs, and so on are shared by other people
• B) people's tendency to infer a causal relationship between two events even though they don't know the direction of causality
• C) people's tendency to make a judgment based on what they can remember, rather than complete data
• D) people's tendency to overestimate the degree to which their own behavior, attitudes, beliefs, and so on are shared by other people

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Definitions:

Pellicle

Structure that supports the cell membrane of some species of protists; used to maintain structure in a water environment.

Dinoflagellates

A group of protists characterized by two flagella, forming part of both marine and freshwater plankton and often producing harmful algal blooms.

Euglenoids

A diverse group of single-celled organisms belonging to the kingdom Protista, characterized by their flexible cell membranes and the presence of a flagellum.

Chlorophyll A

A primary photosynthetic pigment found in plants and cyanobacteria, responsible for absorbing light to provide energy for photosynthesis.