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The False Consensus Effect in Estimates of Smoking Prevalence

Underlying Mechanisms

Indiana University

Clark C. Presson

University of Missouri-Columbia

Laurie Chassin

University of Missouri-Columbia

Eric Corty

Indiana University

Richard Olshavsky

Indiana University

The current study investigated four possible causal mechanisms underlying the false consensus effect in the context of cigarette smoking. Little support was found for attributional or conformity-based mechanisms. However, support for both a selective exposure and a motivational explanation was found.

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