The false-consensus effect implies that we:
a. overestimate the number of people who agree with us.
b. underestimate the number of people who agree with us.
c. rely too heavily on the primacy effect.
d. don't rely heavily enough on the primacy effect.
Answer: a. overestimate the number of people who agree with us.
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