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False Uniqueness Effect
People can underestimate how many others share a desirable behaviour or low level of an undesirable trait, but the direction depends on the attribute and comparison.
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Checked source previewAcademic paper
Explaining False Uniqueness: Why We Are Both Better and Worse Than Others
Research-assisted source review
- What it supports
- Self-focus, attribute frequency and comparison processes can generate beliefs that the self is better or worse than others, challenging a single self-enhancement explanation.
- Where it may not transfer
- This is a narrative review, not a pooled effect estimate. It spans relative standing and prevalence judgements that should not be treated as one measure in product research.
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