Thinking That She Had Outperformed Most of Her Classmates,Glenda Was

question 313

Multiple Choice

Thinking that she had outperformed most of her classmates,Glenda was surprised to receive just an average grade on her psychology test.Glenda's experience best illustrates

• A) overconfidence.
• B) hindsight bias.
• C) unconscious thinking.
• D) perceiving order in random events.

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Definitions:

Intensity

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Opponent Process Theory

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Addiction

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Manic-Depressive Psychosis

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