The false consensus effect refers to the tendency for people to ____.
A)overestimate the number of people who agree with them
B)underestimate the number of people who agree with them
C)rely too heavily on the primacy effect
D)not rely heavily enough on the primacy effect

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The false consensus effect is a cognitive bias whereby people tend to overestimate the extent to which their beliefs, opinions, preferences, values, and habits are normal and typical of those of others (i.e., that others also think the same way they do). This can lead to the assumption that there is a consensus that does not actually exist.

The False Consensus Effect Refers to the Tendency for People