Which of the following is an explanation for the false consensus effect, but not an explanation for the false uniqueness effect?
A)People use themselves as an "anchor" when judging others.
B)People want to feel good about themselves.
C)People want to feel that they are consistent across time.
D)People tend to ignore base rate information when making probability estimates.

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The false consensus effect occurs when individuals overestimate how much others share their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. Using themselves as an "anchor" when judging others is a cognitive bias that explains why people might assume their own views are more common than they actually are. This is specific to the false consensus effect and does not explain the false uniqueness effect, which involves underestimating how common one's abilities and positive behaviors are among others.

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