In attribution, the tendency to believe that most other people think and act the same way that we do is called the:
A) self-serving bias
B) false consensus effect
C) misinterpret tendency
D) locus of control bias

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The false consensus effect is the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. This is a common attributional bias in which people assume that others think and act like them, leading to an overestimation of the prevalence of their own beliefs and behaviors in the broader population. The other options are not accurate descriptions of this specific bias.

In Attribution, the Tendency to Believe That Most Other People