Sue habitually talks badly about her supervisor.Whenever colleagues warn that she should refrain from expressing such negative opinions,Sue replies that 'everyone believes the same thing about the supervisor'.Which perceptual error does Sue seem to be experiencing?

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Sue is exhibiting the false-consensus effect, which is the tendency to overestimate the extent to which other people share our attitudes or opinions. By saying that "everyone believes the same thing," Sue is assuming that her negative views of the supervisor are more widely held than they actually are, which is a characteristic of the false-consensus effect.

Sue Habitually Talks Badly About Her Supervisor