Jacob Is Taking His Economics Final Exam, Which Is in Multiple

question 152

Multiple Choice

Jacob is taking his economics final exam, which is in multiple choice format.He answers question #31 with 'D' but isn't sure about it.After answering all the other questions, he goes back to 31 and starts to believe that perhaps 'C' was the right answer.He decides to stick with 'D', most likely because of ____.

• A)downward counterfactual thinking
• B)upward counterfactual thinking
• C)debiasing
• D)the first instinct fallacy

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