 False Uniqueness Effect This effect is   &   visible when asked about a desirable action , even if consensus is against this action: "suppose a researcher did an experiment using an actor who pretended to have a seizure, and the researcher found that 11 out of 15 people did not help the person.
<meaning-changed>  False Uniqueness Effect This effect is   &   visible when asked about a desirable action , even if consensus is against this action: "suppose a researcher did an experiment using an actor who pretended to have a seizure, and the researcher found that 11 out of 15 people did not help the person.
 This bias is often measured by looking at the difference between estimates that people make about how many of their peers share a certain trait/ behaviour and the actual number of peers who report these traits and behaviours. Suls, J. (2007). False uniqueness bias. In R. F. Baumeister & visible when asked about a desirable action , even if consensus is against this action: "suppose a researcher did an experiment using an actor who pretended to have a seizure, and the researcher found that 11 out of 15 people did not help the person.