Egocentric bias or information management? Selective disclosure and the social roots of norm misperception

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Science audiences, misinformation, and fake news (2019, background): “, sharing only their achievements), thus contributing to shared misperception about the attitudes and behaviors that are socially “normal” or most prevalent (62).”
The "Majority Illusion" in Social Networks (2015, unknown): “A related mechanism is “ selective disclosure ” [17, 19], in which people selectively divulge or conceal their attributes or behaviors to peers, especially if these deviate from prevailing norms.”
The Emperor’s Dilemma: A Computational Model of Self‐Enforcing Norms1 (2005, background): “More recently, Kitts (2003) found that students in ﬁve vegetarian housing cooperatives overestimated public support for dietary norms that were publicly enforced but privately violated.”
Normology: Integrating insights about social norms to understand cultural dynamics (2015, background): “As the practices become imbued with more value, they often get codified, formalized, and celebrated, and this institutionalization can result in practices surviving even when no longer functional for individuals or the collectivity (Ashforth & Anand, 2003; Kitts, 2003).”