Vito Finished First in the School Spelling Bee, Fabrizio Finished

question 15

Multiple Choice

Vito finished first in the school spelling bee, Fabrizio finished second, and Luigi finished third. The first-place winner gets a cash prize and the opportunity to compete at the regional spelling bee, but the others get nothing. Which of the following is most likely to occur?

• A) Fabrizio will engage in more counterfactual thinking than Luigi.
• B) Luigi will engage in more counterfactual thinking than Fabrizio.
• C) Fabrizio and Luigi will engage in counterfactual thinking to about the same extent, but more so than Vito.
• D) Fabrizio and Luigi will engage in counterfactual thinking to about the same extent, but less so than Vito.

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