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Preference falsification

Preference falsification is the act of misrepresenting a preference under perceived public pressure. It involves publicly expressing a preference that differs from one's underlying privately held preference (or simply, a public preference at odds with one’s private preference). People frequently convey to each other preferences that differ from what they…

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related to Further reading · 69
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related to References · 29
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related to Generating surprise · 17
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related to Distortion of private knowledge · 11
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related to Ethnic conflict · 8
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related to Specific form of lying · 6
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related to Private opinion vs. public opinion · 4
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related to Religious preference falsification · 3
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political scientist Timur Kuran in a 1987 articleinstance ofTechniques0.80text
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