Christine frequently cheats on her tax payments and she greatly overestimates the extent to which other people do the same.Her overestimate best illustrates
A) reaction formation.
B) repression.
C) the false consensus effect.
D) identification.

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The false consensus effect refers to the tendency for people to overestimate the extent to which others share their beliefs, values, and behaviors. Christine's belief that many others also cheat on their taxes is an example of the false consensus effect.

Christine Frequently Cheats on Her Tax Payments and She Greatly