▁explaining ▁their ▁dec isions , ▁participants ▁g aug ed ▁choices ▁based ▁on ▁what ▁they ▁explained ▁as ▁" people ▁in ▁general " ▁and ▁their ▁idea ▁of ▁" typ ical " ▁answers . ▁For ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁stories ▁those ▁subjects ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁personally ▁would ▁follow ▁a ▁given ▁behavior al ▁alternative ▁also ▁t ended ▁to ▁rate ▁that ▁alternative ▁as ▁relatively ▁probable ▁for ▁" people ▁in ▁general ": ▁those ▁subjects ▁who ▁claimed ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁reject ▁the ▁alternative ▁t ended ▁to ▁rate ▁it ▁as ▁relatively ▁impro b able ▁for ▁" people ▁in ▁general ". ▁It ▁was ▁evident ▁that ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁subjects ' ▁own ▁behavior ▁choice ▁affected ▁the ▁estimates ▁of ▁common ness . ▁Although ▁it ▁would ▁seem ▁as ▁if ▁the ▁two ▁are ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁prem ise ▁of ▁social ▁norm s , ▁they ▁take ▁two ▁very ▁oppos itional ▁st ances ▁on ▁a ▁similar ▁phenomen on . ▁The ▁false ▁cons ensus ▁effect ▁cons iders ▁that ▁in ▁predict ing ▁an ▁outcome , ▁people ▁will ▁assume ▁that ▁the ▁masses ▁agree ▁with ▁their ▁opinion ▁and ▁think ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁they ▁do ▁on ▁an ▁issue , ▁whereas ▁the ▁opposite ▁is ▁true ▁of ▁pl ural istic ▁ignor ance , ▁where ▁the ▁individual ▁does ▁not ▁agree ▁with ▁a ▁certain ▁action ▁but ▁go ▁along ▁with ▁it ▁anyway , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁their ▁view ▁is ▁not ▁shared ▁with ▁the ▁masses ▁( which ▁is ▁usually ▁un true ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Ab il ene ▁par ado x ▁A sch ▁conform ity ▁experiments ▁Con form ity ▁Group th ink ▁Pe er ▁pressure ▁Political ▁correct