The Fact That People Usually Have Too Much Confidence in the Accuracy

question 175

Multiple Choice

The fact that people usually have too much confidence in the accuracy of their judgments is the definition of ________, according to the authors of your text.

• A) counterfactual thinking
• B) self-fulfilling prophecy
• C) controlled processing
• D) overconfidence barrier

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Definitions:

Temperature

Temperature is a physical quantity reflecting the thermal energy of an object or system, indicative of the degree of heat or coldness measurable by a thermometer.

°C

Degrees Celsius, a scale and unit of measurement for temperature.

Chlorine Gas

A diatomic green-yellow, highly reactive gas and a powerful oxidizing agent, widely used for water purification and in the manufacture of various products.

Volume

A measure of the amount of space occupied by a substance, such as a gas, liquid, or solid.