Pluralistic Ignorance and Political Correctness: The Case of Affirmative Action

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U.S. Southern and Northern Differences in Perceptions of Norms About Aggression (2008, background): “…the disparity between public repudiation of vices (smoking, gambling, etc.) and the private acceptance of such practices (Schanck, 1932), and overestimations of public support for both racial segregation in the 1970s (O’Gorman, 1975) and affirmative action in recent years (Van Boven, 2000).”
The illusion of courage in social predictions: Underestimating the impact of fear of embarrassment on other people ! (2005, background): “1), previous research demonstrates that people have an enduring intuitive belief that others experience fear of embarrassment less than the self (McFarland & Miller, 1990; Miller & McFarland, 1987; Sabini, Cosmas, Siepmann , & Stein, 1999; Van Boven, 2000).”
‘Gringos’ in Mexico: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Effects of Language School-Promoted Contact on Intergroup Bias (2003, background): “…participants might have been guided—consciously or unconsciously—by norms of political correctness and social desirability (Conrad & Sharpe, 1996; Van Boven, 2000), which might have prevented them from admitting that they see their Mexican interaction partners in intergroup, as opposed to,…”