"third-person effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} third-person effect
  1. A hypothesized phenomenon by which people tend to perceive that mass media messages have a greater effect on others than on themselves, based on personal biases.
    Sense id: en-third-person_effect-en-noun-08eF0po5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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