Many members of a street gang believe privately that their initiation process is too harsh and dangerous.However,they do not express these beliefs because they assume that everyone else thinks the initiation process is just fine.This scenario exemplifies

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This scenario exemplifies pluralistic ignorance, which occurs when individuals privately reject a norm or belief but incorrectly assume that others in the group accept it, leading to a false perception of unanimity within the group. In this case, gang members privately believe that the initiation process is too harsh and dangerous, but assume that others think it is just fine, resulting in a perpetuation of the norm due to the perceived group consensus.

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