Suppose that you and most students in your course study for a number of days ahead of an exam but believe that the vast majority of students in the course wait until the day right before the exam to do almost all of their studying.This would be an example of ______.

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Pluralistic ignorance occurs when most members of a group privately reject a norm but assume incorrectly that most others accept it, leading to a discrepancy between private beliefs and public behavior. In this case, students believe others procrastinate, while they themselves do not.

Suppose That You and Most Students in Your Course Study