A very attractive woman walks by Henry and his friends while they are playing basketball. His friends begin to whistle at her, but Henry feels that it is demeaning for the woman and does not participate. According to the false consensus effect, Henry's friends are most likely to think that:

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Pedro Farmer

19 March, 07:52

A very attractive woman walks by Henry and his friends while they are playing basketball. His friends begin to whistle at her, but Henry feels that it is demeaning for the woman and does not participate. According to the false consensus effect, Henry's friends are most likely to think that:

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Phillip Holland · Answer 1

Henry is abnormal or defective

Explanation:

False consensus effect as the name implies is a bias and is false howbeit a consensus, a kind of general opinion among members of a particular group. It makes people to think that they are 'right' in their thoughts and if you are not thinking like them you are wrong. In the scenario given, Henry's friends will be wondering if he is blind or does not have affinity for the beauty of women, yet they are wrong as that is a 'false consensus effect' because Henry was just trying to be respectful to the woman.