The tendency to overestimate the number of people who hold the same opinions as we do is called _____________.

A) a schema
B) the self consensus effect
C) the self-fulfilling prophecy
D) the false consensus effect

The false consensus effect is the tendency for us to overestimate the number of people who hold the same opinions as we do because we assume that our opinions are more common than they actually are. This bias can lead to incorrect assumptions about the views of a larger population, and can impact our decision-making and communication with others.