A perceptual error in which we tend to believe that other people hold the same beliefs and attitudes that we do refers to:
A) Self-serving bias
B) Recency effect
C) False consensus effect
D) Self-fulfilling prophecy

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False consensus effect refers to the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs and attitudes. Self-serving bias pertains to attributing our successes to internal factors and failures to external factors. Recency effect involves remembering information that is presented most recently. Self-fulfilling prophecy is a belief or expectation that influences behavior and ultimately leads to its fulfillment.

A Perceptual Error in Which We Tend to Believe That