Barbara was really shocked when her candidate was not elected. she had assumed that everyone felt as she did and supported her candidate's ideas. this is an example of

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Leia Ramsey

5 December, 11:22

Barbara was really shocked when her candidate was not elected. she had assumed that everyone felt as she did and supported her candidate's ideas. this is an example of

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Esperanza Nelson · Answer 1

This is an example of false consensus effect.

It is a type of bias where a person overestimates his or her opinion - they might think that the way they think is the way everybody thinks about a particular topic. In the case above, Barbara had a particular opinion about her candidate and she thought that everyone shared her opinions, which was not the case.