We experience the _____ when we have a tendency to overestimate the commonality of our opinions and unsuccessful behaviors.

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The false consensus effect refers to our tendency to overestimate the degree to which others share our attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. This can lead to a perception of a false consensus or commonality among people that may not actually exist. It is different from the fundamental attribution error, which involves our tendency to overemphasize dispositional or internal factors when explaining others' behaviors, and the false uniqueness effect, which involves our tendency to underestimate the degree to which others share our positive traits or abilities. The actor-observer bias refers to our tendency to explain our own behaviors based on situational factors and others' behaviors based on dispositional factors.

We Experience the _____ When We Have a Tendency to Overestimate