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social dynamics
You judge other people using your own internal state.
The 'False Consensus Effect', an example of egocentric bias, is the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share your opinions, beliefs, and behaviors.
Ross, L., Greene, D., & House, P. (1977). The 'false consensus effect': An egocentric bias in social perception and attribution processes. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
You are usually interpreting a mirror, not a person.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Ross, Greene, & House, 1977, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
- What the check found
- The definition is accurate to psychological literature, but the source cited is a foundational paper for the 'False Consensus Effect' specifically, not the primary source for the general term 'egocentric bias'.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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