This is an example of pluralistic ignorance or social proof.

Not much research has been done to explain why pluralistic ignorance occurs.

The story is an example of what happens because of pluralistic ignorance.

Another effect which can occur with false consensus is called pluralistic ignorance.

Another example of pluralistic ignorance in history is prohibition.

The term pluralistic ignorance, however, needs definition even to the Mavenhood.

The false consensus effect can be contrasted with pluralistic ignorance.

There may also be pluralistic ignorance on the part of youth regarding how their attitudes compare to peers and parents.

In pluralistic ignorance, people support a norm or a belief in public, even though they really think it is wrong.

And poses another question: What is pluralistic ignorance?

Pluralistic Ignorance describes how people who hold the majority viewpoint incorrectly believe they are in the minority.

Andrew Warshawer, 21, the group's treasurer, said the group tried to fight "pluralistic ignorance."

In short, pluralistic ignorance is a bias about a social group, held by a social group.

In 1993, Noelle-Neumann suggested that media biases lead to pluralistic ignorance.

This phenomenon is known as pluralistic ignorance.

And why do the figures mislead us into pluralistic ignorance, falsely suggesting mandatory weakness?

In some cases of pluralistic ignorance, most people falsely believe the social norm is one thing, but in fact very few people hold that view.

Also in 1993 Prentice & Miller used "Social fear" to explain pluralistic ignorance.

We opponents of megamergers and cross-ownership are afflicted with what sociologists call "pluralistic ignorance."

The latter has found that Pluralistic Ignorance can be caused by the structure of the underlying social network, not cognitive dissonance.

Up to now, the nation's anti-gambling majority has been afflicted with "pluralistic ignorance" - not realizing it is a majority.

Dr. O'Gorman's specialty was pluralistic ignorance, in which a widely held view about a group of people proves to be erroneous.

A key question for the future is whether or not this pluralistic ignorance on the part of both young and older generations, but especially the young, will continue.

Pluralistic ignorance: the false assumption of an individual that the attitudes or behaviors of others are different from their own, when in fact they are similar.

In 1975, O'Gorman defined pluralistic ignorance as "Erroneous belief shared by two or more people regarding the ideas, sentiments, and actions of other individuals."