I am planning an event for my firm and I must choose a dinner to serve to 100 people. I decide to serve a Ceasar salad as the first course. Since I prefer anchovies on my Ceasar salad, everyone else most likely does too. So I order 100 Ceasar salads with anchovies. Which term best describes my beliefs?
A) Availability bias.
B) False Consensus.
C) Recency Effect.
D) Conservatism.

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The belief that because you prefer anchovies on your Caesar salad, everyone else will too, is an example of the false consensus effect. This cognitive bias leads people to overestimate how much others share their beliefs, tastes, and values.

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