The idea that people believe their views are "normal" and "common sense" and therefore shared by most people is known as
A) Null hypothesis
B) False consensus
C) Truth
D) Normative

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The false consensus effect is a cognitive bias whereby people tend to overestimate the extent to which their beliefs, opinions, preferences, values, and habits are normal and typical of those of others (i.e., that others also think the same way they do). This bias leads individuals to believe that their own views are more common than they actually are.

The Idea That People Believe Their Views Are "Normal" and "Common