Sasha Believes That She Is a Nice Person

question 40

Multiple Choice

Sasha believes that she is a nice person. To confirm this, she asks all her friends whether she is a nice person; they all agree that she is. Sasha concludes that she is a nice person and says she has evidence of it. However, she does not ask any of her enemies whether they think she is a nice person. This is an example of which of the following?

• A)Confirmation bias
• B)Availability heuristic
• C)Fourth cell reasoning
• D)Overconfidence

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