Abu was attending a concert with friends when a fight broke out in the crowd near the stage.From Abu's perspective,all he could see was a small group of people scuffling while the rest of the crowd calmly watched.Because the majority of the crowd seemed to be calm,Abu decided that the people must be playing around instead of fighting.And consequently,he did not intervene or go for help. Abu's behavior is best described as an example of ____.

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Abu was attending a concert with friends when a fight broke out in the crowd near the stage.From Abu's perspective,all he could see was a small group of people scuffling while the rest of the crowd calmly watched.Because the majority of the crowd seemed to be calm,Abu decided that the people must be playing around instead of fighting.And consequently,he did not intervene or go for help.  Abu's behavior is best described as an example of ____.​

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Pluralistic ignorance occurs when individuals mistakenly believe that their own thoughts, feelings, or behaviors are different from those of the group, leading them to conform to what they incorrectly perceive as the group norm. In this case, Abu assumed the situation was not serious because the majority of the crowd appeared calm.

Abu Was Attending a Concert with Friends When a Fight