One Day Ethan Had "A Feeling" That He Was Going

question 251

Multiple Choice

One day Ethan had "a feeling" that he was going to get a phone call from a long-lost friend. That evening, an old high school classmate called, inviting him to attend a class reunion. Now Ethan is telling everyone that he is psychic. According to your textbook, which cognitive bias provides the best explanation for Ethan's belief?

• A) the overestimation effect
• B) the belief-bias effect
• C) confirmation bias
• D) the fallacy of positive instances

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