You are doing a group project with 8 other people and it's due in one week.One group member suggests that it shouldn't be very hard to finish it up and that it can be completed the night before it needs to be handed in.You feel that this is a bad idea but nobody else seems to be reacting negatively to his suggestion.Later you find out that others also believed that his plan bad idea.This illustrates an example of:

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This scenario illustrates pluralistic ignorance, where individuals privately hold a different belief or attitude than what is publicly expressed by the group. Despite privately disagreeing with the group member's suggestion, no one speaks up because they assume others feel the same way or because they don't want to go against the group norm. As a result, everyone goes along with the bad idea, leading to potential negative consequences.

You Are Doing a Group Project with 8 Other People