Talk:False consensus effect
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Why is "List of famous Minnesotans" under "Overconfidence effect" in the "See Also" section?
I have heard both pro-life activists and pro-choice activists refer to their side as the "silent majority". This seems like a perfect example of the false consensus effect, as obviously both sides cannot be correct. I have no sources for either side referring to themself as such, so I'm hesitant to add this information to the article, but I want to at least put it out there in case other people know of examples that could be used as sources. --Icarus 05:31, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
There was a research I know of in the beginning of the eighties in the Netherlands on nuclear power. First, people had to indicate if they were in favor, or against, nuclear energy, and in what amount. After that, they had to estimate the percentage of dutch people and the percentage of members of parliament who were in favor of nuclear energy. People against nuclear energy judged the amount of public support less then people in favour of nuclear energy. The number of MP's was estimated in a smaller range, and the researches guessed that this was because MP's express their opinon in the media, and therefore people had a more accurate idea of the postitions (Source Van der Linden, J., Ester, P., & Van der Pligt, J. (198X). Kernenergie en publieke opinie: een onderzoek naar achtergronden van houdingen ten aanzien van kernenergie en de invloed hierop van het wonen bij een kerncentrale. Amsterdam: Vrije Universiteit. Instituut voor milieuvraagstukken.)
But I'm wondering, isnt this an issue of the end seventi4es, early eighties, can't we fund more recent applications? --137.120.3.220 12:43, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
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| sterk voor | voor | neutraal | tegen | sterk tegen | |
| geschatte percentage van de Nederlandse bevolking dat vóór uitbreiding van het aantal kerncentrales is. | 58% | 48% | 41% | 34% | 29% |
| geschatte percentage van de Tweede Kamerleden dat vóór uitbreiding van het aantal kerncentrales is. | 56% | 50% | 46% | 46% | 43% |
