On the false ontological consensus

• Authors: Krzysztof Mudyń , lina Kałużna-Wielobób
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The objective of the research was to check whether False Consensus Effect (FCE), shown in much research, is also valid for ontological decisions. Test participants, faced with an ontological dilemma, made a choice three times, which of the 3 item set (Cracow City, Me myself, the Universe) refers to something most real. The research conducted first among psychology students (N=116), then replicated on mathematics students (N=126) and middle-aged people (N=106). Results: 1) All groups chose the Universe most seldom (4%-11% subjects), the remaining two “objects” were chosen with similar frequency, 2) FCE occurred in all groups and in reference to each choice, 3) with people who made inconsequent choices (16% of test participants), FCE was notably higher (p <.001) in comparison to people making consequent choices, 4) FCE with inconsequent people turned out to be higher (p <.01) even in comparison with “the smallest minority”, people who (consequently) chose the Universe.

Keywords

EN

False Consensus Effect; qualitative vs quantitative ontology; Ontological Uncertainty Effect

• Publisher: Committee for Psychological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 160-173

Dates

published

2015-06-01

online

2015-05-22

Contributors

author

Krzysztof Mudyń

• Department of Basic Research in Psychology, Pedagogical University in Cracow, Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Cracow, Poland

author

lina Kałużna-Wielobób

• Department of Basic Research in Psychology, Pedagogical University in Cracow, Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Cracow, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/ppb-2015-0022