The False Consensus Effect: Misjudging Social Norms

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1. 11 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

   2 corrections applied: The 1977 Ross, Greene & House false-consensus paper appeared in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, vol. 13, not JPSP. | Reference correction: Ross, Greene & House (1977) was in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 13(3), 279-301.

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   published that year by Lee Ross, David Greene, and Pamela House in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology; attribution processes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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   published that year by Lee Ross, David Greene, and Pamela House in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology; attribution processes. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 13(3), 279-301

   Why: Live article body and bibliography were already correctly fixed to Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 13(3), 279-301. Found and fixed a residual leftover fabrication in two other independent fields: the FAQ JSON-LD block (Q1 answer still said the 1977 paper appeared in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology) and seo_keywords (still said 'JPSP' abbreviation).

   Both corrected to Journal of Experimental Social Psychology / JESP and re-verified live.

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