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In reply to the discussion: If you buy guns and ammo you're harming America by funding the NRA: volume 109 [View all]friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)31. https://dictionary.apa.org/false-consensus-effect
False-consensus effect
The tendency to assume that ones own opinions, beliefs, attributes, or behaviors are more widely shared than is actually the case. A robustly demonstrated phenomenon, the false-consensus effect is often attributed to a desire to view ones thoughts and actions as appropriate, normal, and correct.
The tendency to assume that ones own opinions, beliefs, attributes, or behaviors are more widely shared than is actually the case. A robustly demonstrated phenomenon, the false-consensus effect is often attributed to a desire to view ones thoughts and actions as appropriate, normal, and correct.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/002210317790049X
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_consensus_effect
In psychology, the false-consensus effect or false-consensus bias is an attributional type of cognitive bias whereby people tend to overestimate the extent to which their opinions, beliefs, preferences, values, and habits are normal and typical of those of others (i.e., that others also think the same way that they do). This cognitive bias tends to lead to the perception of a consensus that does not exist, a "false consensus".
This false consensus is significant because it increases or decreases self-esteem, the (overconfidence effect) or a belief that everyone knows one's own knowledge. It can be derived from a desire to conform and be liked by others in a social environment. This bias is especially prevalent in group settings where one thinks the collective opinion of their own group matches that of the larger population. Since the members of a group reach a consensus and rarely encounter those who dispute it, they tend to believe that everybody thinks the same way. The false-consensus effect is not restricted to cases where people believe that their values are shared by the majority, but it still manifests as an overestimate of the extent of their belief.
Additionally, when confronted with evidence that a consensus does not exist, people often assume that those who do not agree with them are defective in some way. There is no single cause for this cognitive bias; the availability heuristic, self-serving bias, and naïve realism have been suggested as at least partial underlying factors. Maintenance of this cognitive bias may be related to the tendency to make decisions with relatively little information. When faced with uncertainty and a limited sample from which to make decisions, people often "project" themselves onto the situation. When this personal knowledge is used as input to make generalizations, it often results in the false sense of being part of the majority...
This false consensus is significant because it increases or decreases self-esteem, the (overconfidence effect) or a belief that everyone knows one's own knowledge. It can be derived from a desire to conform and be liked by others in a social environment. This bias is especially prevalent in group settings where one thinks the collective opinion of their own group matches that of the larger population. Since the members of a group reach a consensus and rarely encounter those who dispute it, they tend to believe that everybody thinks the same way. The false-consensus effect is not restricted to cases where people believe that their values are shared by the majority, but it still manifests as an overestimate of the extent of their belief.
Additionally, when confronted with evidence that a consensus does not exist, people often assume that those who do not agree with them are defective in some way. There is no single cause for this cognitive bias; the availability heuristic, self-serving bias, and naïve realism have been suggested as at least partial underlying factors. Maintenance of this cognitive bias may be related to the tendency to make decisions with relatively little information. When faced with uncertainty and a limited sample from which to make decisions, people often "project" themselves onto the situation. When this personal knowledge is used as input to make generalizations, it often results in the false sense of being part of the majority...
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If you buy guns and ammo you're harming America by funding the NRA: volume 109 [View all]
sharedvalues
Jul 2019
OP
You are not much different from those waving fetus photos in front of abortion clinics...
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2019
#29
If you want to save more lives, what do you have against my alcohol proposal?
MarvinGardens
Jul 2019
#37
Pious frauds regard truth as something that can be skipped when 'necessary'
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2019
#34
More pious fraud on your part-there is no "existing ban on hand grenades"
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2019
#30
Your schtick is far from original, and was recognized at DU as far back as 2013:
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2019
#59
I love America. Guns kill Americans. Anyone who supports guns helps kill Americans
sharedvalues
Jul 2019
#61
*Still* you persist in bullshitting us: "Canada essentially bans in public all semiauto weapons"
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2019
#33
Reminds me of something written on a family member's chemistry test
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jul 2019
#20
The children who died at Sandy Hook-- you helped the NRA support their deaths.
sharedvalues
Jul 2019
#63