Bem and McConnell had students write essays opposing student control over university curriculum.When asked to recall how they had felt about the same issue a week earlier,most of the students

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The question refers to the "false consensus effect," where individuals tend to overestimate how much others share their beliefs or attitudes. In this case, the students may have "remembered" holding the opposing view because they believed that was the norm or the socially desirable response. This is known as a memory distortion, as they did not actually hold that belief in the past.

Bem and McConnell Had Students Write Essays Opposing Student Control