   &        &      &    &    There is a reported gender difference in the expression of the false uniqueness effect.
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 In 1975, Synder and Shneckel introduced the term “illusion of uniqueness” to describe how people wrongly believe that they are different from others. However, it is Suls, Wan (1987) and Suls, Wan and Sanders (1988) who coined the term false-uniqueness effect in their studies. These two demonstrated that people with low levels of self-reported fears or people that engaged in healthy behaviours underestimated the number of low-fear peers as well as the prevalence of those that were healthy compared to the actual numbers.Suls, Jerry; Wan, C. K. (1987). "In search of the false-uniqueness phenomenon: Fear and estimates of social consensus". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 52 (1): 211–217. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.52.1.211. ISSN 1939-1315. Suls, J., Wan, C. K.,& & & & There is a reported gender difference in the expression of the false uniqueness effect.