Question

Jim Jones prevented the members from speaking with one another. Therefore, the members often assumed that they knew what the others were thinking. Come to find out, the assumptions were wrong. This is known as ___________________.

a) Groupthink
b) Confirmation bias
c) The false consensus effect
d) Social loafing

Answer 1

The false consensus effect occurs when individuals in a group believe that their own opinions and attitudes are more widely shared than they actually are.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer is c) The false consensus effect. The false consensus effect occurs when individuals in a group believe that their own opinions and attitudes are more widely shared than they actually are. In the given scenario, the members of Jim Jones' group assumed that they knew what others were thinking, but their assumptions were wrong. They mistakenly believed that their own thoughts and attitudes were shared by the rest of the group, leading to the false consensus effect.