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social projection  

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  • Definition Social projection refers to the tendency to assume that others are similar to oneself. Students who cheat on their statistics exams, for example, probably believe that many others cheat as well, whereas honest students think that cheating is rare. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Social Projection]

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