Identify the True Statement About Illusory Optimism

question 71

Multiple Choice

Identify the true statement about illusory optimism.

• A)It enables people to take sensible precautions in any circumstances.
• B)It increases the level of vulnerability in people.
• C)It encourages people to be more proactive than reactive.
• D)It is otherwise known as the planning fallacy.

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Definitions:

Parallel Processing

The ability of the brain to simultaneously process incoming stimuli of differing quality, a fundamental mechanism of the nervous system.

Remembered Event

An event from the past that is recalled from memory, which can be subject to biases and alterations over time.

Encoding

The process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory.

Short-Term Memory

The capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.