You routinely stop at a nearby restaurant every Friday to pick-up your favourite tuna-melt sandwich. During your latest visit, you are shocked to learn that the sandwich you love so much has been taken off the menu because it is not very popular among customers. Your surprise can best be explained by _____________.

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The false consensus effect is the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs and behaviours. In this case, the individual's surprise at the tuna-melt sandwich being taken off the menu suggests that they assumed it was popular among other customers, and therefore did not anticipate it being removed due to lack of popularity.

You Routinely Stop at a Nearby Restaurant Every Friday to Pick-Up