Marla objects when Tim asks her to help write his social psychology paper."Come on," Tim whines,"we wouldn't be the only ones.Everyone's working together on it! The teacher doesn't really expect us to work alone." Tim's argument most clearly illustrates the
A)self-reference effect.
B)fundamental attribution error.
C)false uniqueness effect.
D)false consensus effect.

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Tim's belief that everyone is working together on the paper is an example of the false consensus effect, which refers to the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs or behaviors.

Marla Objects When Tim Asks Her to Help Write His