The false consensus effect occurs when a person overestimates ___________.
A) the extent to which other people share his or her beliefs and behaviors.
B) a researcher's ability to accurately anticipate what is going to happen in the future.
C) the importance of using random assignment to groups in a formal experiment.
D) the frequency with which we use an inappropriate research design to explore the question we are investigating.

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The false consensus effect is a cognitive bias where a person tends to overestimate the extent to which other people share their beliefs and behaviors. This leads to an assumption that their own way of thinking and acting is more common than what it actually is. The other options are not related to the false consensus effect.

The False Consensus Effect Occurs When a Person Overestimates ___________