As Students Prepare for a Test, They Often Believe That

question 9

Multiple Choice

As students prepare for a test, they often believe that they understand the course material better than they actually do. This best illustrates

• A) overconfidence.
• B) intuition.
• C) hindsight bias.
• D) critical thinking.

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