In social psychology, pluralistic ignorance (also known as a collective illusion) is a phenomenon in which people mistakenly believe that others predominantly...

population in a controlled state of ignorance, and Crimestop described as "protective stupidity". wikt:norant Pluralistic Ignorance a situation in which a majority...

decision-making in groups, notably, such phenomena as groupthink and pluralistic ignorance. The concept of groupthink posits that individuals correctly perceive...

an idiom about logical fallacies. The story may be explained by pluralistic ignorance or collective illusions. In the story, townspeople pretend to see...

public opinion lies, whether or not that portrayal is factual. Pluralistic ignorance may occur in some cases in which the minority opinion is incorrectly...

2017. Her research focuses on social norms. Her pioneering work on pluralistic ignorance applied to college campus alcohol use is a foundation of numerous...

effect Perruchet effect Picture superiority effect Placebo effect Pluralistic ignorance Positivity effect Pratfall effect Precedence effect Primacy effect...

Darley: first is the diffusion of responsibility, and second is pluralistic ignorance or the mentality that if nobody else is helping, then I am not needed...

bias Pauline Kael § Nixon quote – American film critic (1919–2001) Pluralistic ignorance – Incorrect perception of others' beliefs Pseudoconsensus Psychological...

societal pressure influence their sexual behavior on college campuses. Pluralistic ignorance leads people to behave in alignment with beliefs that they attribute...