[TheRempel]

You're giving the average party player wayyy too much credit. Half of the players at this level will call the 3 bet on the flop with middle pair. Against an average player I'm trying to win the pot on the flop since there are too many cards that could hit his hand.
If I have stats on the villain and he pushes, I'm only calling if I have equity the majority of the time. If I don't have stats then I need to make a judgement call.

Leading the turn after smooth calling the flop is about as ridiculous a move as you can make unless you have a very strong read and know it will confuse your opponent. There is 0 difference between leading the turn and 3 betting the flop except that you are effectively giving your opponent a free card.