The False Consensus Effect in Estimates of Smoking Prevalence
- 1 June 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
- Vol. 9 (2), 197-207
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167283092003
Abstract
The current study investigated four possible causal mechanisms underlying the false consensus effect in the context of cigarette smoking. Little support was found for attributional or conformity-based mechanisms. However, support for both a selective exposure and a motivational explanation was found.Keywords
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