Tamara was sitting in a lecture class totally bewildered and confused. She wanted to ask her professor to explain but, as she lo
oked about the room, it appeared that the other students were understanding everything. As a result, she withheld her question, not realizing that they were as confused as she was. This is an example of ________
Pluralistic ignorance refers to the social phenomenon that arises when particular members of a group assume that others within their group have comparatively extreme attitudes, values, or behaviors. It is based on the notion that people wrongly guess about the beliefs and values of a group. Therefore, when several members of any group have the same misconception of the group standard, this standard fails to reflect the group's real composite beliefs and attitudes.
