Vic Finished First in the School Spelling Bee,Fabrizio Finished Second,and

question 126

Multiple Choice

Vic finished first in the school spelling bee,Fabrizio finished second,and Lana finished third.The first place winner gets a cash prize and the opportunity to compete at the regional spelling bee,but the others get nothing.Which of the following is most likely to occur?

• A) Fabrizio will engage in more counterfactual thinking than Lana.
• B) Lana will engage in more counterfactual thinking than Fabrizio.
• C) Fabrizio and Lana will engage in counterfactual thinking to about the same extent,but more so than Vic.
• D) Fabrizio and Lana will engage in counterfactual thinking to about the same extent,but less so than Vic.

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