▁less ▁committed ▁than ▁their ▁fellow ▁board ▁members , ▁less ▁compet ent ▁than ▁their ▁fellow ▁n urs es ▁( see ▁the ▁Dun ning – K ru ger ▁effect ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁opposite ▁direction ). ▁This ▁can ▁leave ▁them ▁feeling ▁bad ▁about ▁themselves ▁and ▁al ien ated ▁from ▁the ▁group ▁or ▁institution ▁of ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁a ▁part . ▁In ▁addition , ▁pl ural istic ▁ignor ance ▁can ▁lead ▁groups ▁to ▁persist ▁in ▁policies ▁and ▁practices ▁that ▁have ▁lost ▁w ides p read ▁support : ▁This ▁can ▁lead ▁college ▁students ▁to ▁persist ▁in ▁heavy ▁drink ing , ▁corpor ations ▁to ▁persist ▁in ▁failing ▁strateg ies , ▁and ▁govern ments ▁to ▁persist ▁in ▁un pop ular ▁foreign ▁policies . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁it ▁can ▁prevent ▁groups ▁from ▁taking ▁actions ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁benef icial ▁in ▁the ▁long ▁run : ▁actions ▁to ▁interven e ▁in ▁an ▁emer gency , ▁for ▁example , ▁or ▁to ▁initi ate ▁a ▁personal ▁relationship . ▁ ▁Pl ural istic ▁ignor ance ▁can ▁be ▁disp elled , ▁and ▁its ▁negative ▁consequences ▁alle vi ated , ▁through ▁education . ▁For ▁example , ▁students ▁who ▁learn ▁that ▁support ▁for ▁heavy ▁drink ing ▁practices ▁is ▁not ▁as ▁w ides p read ▁as ▁they ▁thought ▁drink ▁less ▁themselves ▁and ▁feel ▁more ▁comfortable ▁with ▁the ▁decision ▁not ▁to ▁drink . ▁Al co hol ▁inter vention ▁programs ▁now ▁rout in ely ▁employ ▁this ▁strategy ▁to ▁combat ▁problem ▁drink ing ▁on ▁campus . ▁ ▁Mis con ception s ▁Pl ural istic ▁ignor ance ▁can ▁be ▁contrast ed ▁with