Wayne is in college and frequently binge drinks on the weekends. he believes that many of his college peers do the same. while modern researchers refer to this as the false consensus effect, Sigmund Freud would have attributed this to the defense mechanism called rationalization.
The false consensus effect, also known as consensus bias in psychology, is a widespread cognitive bias that leads people to "perceive their own behavioral choices and judgments as relatively typical and acceptable to actual conditions."
Some people may seek to rationalize unwanted actions with their own set of "facts" during rationalization. This permits you to feel at ease with your decision, even though you know it's not the best one.
For example, someone who did not receive a promotion at work may claim that they did not desire the promotion in the first place.
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