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social dynamics
You think others are swayed more than you.
People consistently estimate that media, advertising, and opinions influence others far more than they influence themselves.
This creates a blind spot where we believe our choices are independent and reasoned. You view your own behavior as logical, while labeling others as suggestible.
Your perceived independence is often just a lack of self-reflection.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Davison (1983)
- What the check found
- The claim is accurate and refers to the 'Third-Person Effect' defined by W. Phillips Davison in 1983, though the provided context erroneously identifies this with the actor Bruce Davison.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
Related
One of these every day, and every one names the study it came from. When a finding is contested, it says so.