Social butterflies know less than they think about their friends’ ethics: [Researchers] asked groups of workers and business students about ethical dilemmas … [seeking] evidence of "false consensus bias" — that is, the tendency of people to project their values and behaviors onto others. As the size of [individual social] networks grew, so did the extent at which individuals overestimated how many others would agree with them. Why? People discuss "safe subjects in the workplace — sports, kids, current events," the researchers wrote. So "little of the insights that people gain from social ties may apply" to moral dilemmas.
Moral False Consensus
Moral False Consensus
Social butterflies know less than they think about their friends’ ethics: [Researchers] asked groups of workers and business students about ethical dilemmas … [seeking] evidence of "false consensus bias" — that is, the tendency of people to project their values and behaviors onto others. As the size of [individual social] networks grew, so did the extent at which individuals overestimated how many others would agree with them. Why? People discuss "safe subjects in the workplace — sports, kids, current events," the researchers wrote. So "little of the insights that people gain from social ties may apply" to moral dilemmas.
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