On a hot summer afternoon,Jamila and her friends are relaxing on her porch.Although Jamila would like to stay on the porch all afternoon,she thinks her friends might prefer to drive to the local waterpark.All of her friends would actually prefer to spend their afternoon on the porch,but each assumes that the others would prefer to go to the waterpark,so they all agree that they should go.This scenario demonstrates the concept of

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This scenario demonstrates pluralistic ignorance, which occurs when individuals assume that others have a different preference or opinion than their own and then conform to what they perceive as the group norm. In this case, all of Jamila's friends would actually prefer to stay on the porch, but they assume that the others want to go to the waterpark and go along with it, creating a false perception of the group norm.

On a Hot Summer Afternoon,Jamila and Her Friends Are Relaxing