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Social Norm Misperceptions

Social Norm Misperceptions is a construct in social psychology that denotes a systematic discrepancy between individuals’ beliefs about prevailing social norms and the actual attitudes or behaviors of their peer group, leading to inaccurate perceptions that can influence personal behavior in ways misaligned with true normative conduct.

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6.6K

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210

Authors

123

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2017–2026

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75

Pluralistic ignorance and alcohol use on campus: Some consequences of misperceiving the social norm.

Deborah A. Prentice, Dale T. Miller · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1993 · 1K citations

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How Behaviors are Influenced by Perceived Norms

Rajiv N. Rimal, Kevin Real · Communication Research · 2005 · 909 citations

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Pluralistic ignorance and alcohol use on campus: Some consequences of misperceiving the social norm.

Deborah A. Prentice, Dale T. Miller · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1993 · 396 citations

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Towards a balanced social psychology: Causes, consequences, and cures for the problem-seeking approach to social behavior and cognition

Joachim I. Krueger, David C. Funder · Behavioral and Brain Sciences · 2004 · 386 citations

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Normative misperceptions and temporal precedence of perceived norms and drinking.

Clayton Neighbors, Amanda J. Dillard, Melissa A. Lewis et al. · Journal of Studies on Alcohol · 2006 · 287 citations

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Authors

210

  1. CN
    Clayton Neighbors

    University of Houston, United States

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. MA
    Melissa A. Lewis

    University of Washington, United States

    6 publications · 508 citations

    6

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  3. ME
    Mary E. Larimer

    University of Washington, United States

    4 publications · 363 citations

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  4. JM
    John McAlaney

    Bournemouth University, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 176 citations

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  5. JW
    Joseph W. LaBrie

    Loyola Marymount University, United States

    4 publications · 214 citations

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Institutions

123

  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    13 h-index

    41 publications

    3.4K citations

  2. University of Houston

    Houston, United States

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    284 citations

  3. North Dakota State University

    Fargo, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    282 citations

  5. Loyola Marymount University

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    268 citations

  6. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    170 citations

  7. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    106 citations

  8. Hobart and William Smith Colleges

    Geneva, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    147 citations

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  1. Journal of American College Health

    5 publications · 188 citations

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  2. Addictive Behaviors

    4 publications · 283 citations

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  3. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

    3 publications · 205 citations

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  4. Journal of Studies on Alcohol

    3 publications · 598 citations

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  5. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

    3 publications · 277 citations

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