Consensus Bias

Consensus Bias is a cognitive bias in scientific reasoning whereby individuals or communities disproportionately accept a claim as valid due to its perceived agreement among experts, even when such agreement may be misrepresented, premature, or not grounded in robust empirical evidence.

44

Publications

7.4K

Citations

153

Authors

127

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Authors

153

  1. TG
    Thomas Gilovich

    Cornell University, United States

    3 publications · 328 citations

    3

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  2. RE
    Richard E. Nisbett

    University of Michigan, United States

    3 publications · 208 citations

    3

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  3. ZK
    Ziva Kunda

    University of Waterloo, Canada

    3 publications · 208 citations

    3

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  4. RW
    Russell W. Clement

    John Brown University, United States

    2 publications · 838 citations

    2

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  5. JI
    Joachim I. Krueger

    Brown University, United States

    2 publications · 675 citations

    2

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    9 publications · 1.6K citations

    9

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  2. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 4 publications · 159 citations

    4

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  3. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

    2 publications · 3.6K citations

    2

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  4. The Journal of Social Psychology

    2 publications · 83 citations

    2

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  5. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

    2 publications · 56 citations

    2

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