The false consensus effect: A meta-analysis of 115 hypothesis tests

Mullen (1985) · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology · Read the paper

A meta-analysis in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (1985) whose title states that it combines 115 hypothesis tests of the false consensus effect. Only the title-level fact that 115 tests were combined is used; no finding is attributed.

A meta-analysis in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (1985) whose title states that it combines 115 hypothesis tests of the false consensus effect. Only the title-level fact that 115 tests were combined is used; no finding is attributed.

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Mullen, B., Atkins, J. L., Champion, D. S., Edwards, C., Hardy, D., Story, J. E., & Vanderklok, M. (1985). The false consensus effect: A meta-analysis of 115 hypothesis tests. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 21(3), 262-283. doi:10.1016/0022-1031(85)90020-4 https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1031(85)90020-4