The ‘false consensus effect’: An egocentric bias in social perception and attribution processes
Ross and colleagues reported studies in which people who made a choice estimated that more others would make the same choice. In the sandwich board studies, students asked whether they would wear a board advertising a restaurant were then asked what share of fellow students would agree. In Krueger's account, those who agreed estimated roughly 60 per cent and those who refused roughly 30 per cent. Only this direction and these rounded figures are used, attributed to Krueger's account.
Ross and colleagues reported studies in which people who made a choice estimated that more others would make the same choice. In the sandwich board studies, students asked whether they would wear a board advertising a restaurant were then asked what share of fellow students would agree. In Krueger's account, those who agreed estimated roughly 60 per cent and those who refused roughly 30 per cent. Only this direction and these rounded figures are used, attributed to Krueger's account.
Written from the citation and secondary account by Joachim Krueger (Psychology Today, 2018-12-19); original text not read.
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Ross, L., Greene, D., & House, P. (1977). The ‘false consensus effect’: An egocentric bias in social perception and attribution processes. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 13(3), 279-301. doi:10.1016/0022-1031(77)90049-X https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1031(77)90049-X