An employee who makes false claims on an expense report thinks that most other employees are also likely to make false claims on their expense reports. This may be an example of

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This is an example of false consensus, where an individual overestimates how much other people share their beliefs, behaviors, or attitudes. In this case, the employee assumes that because they make false claims, most other employees do the same, which may not be true.

An Employee Who Makes False Claims on an Expense Report