You Believe That Bad Things Are More Likely to Happen

question 66

Multiple Choice

You believe that bad things are more likely to happen to other people but good things are more likely to happen to yourself.This is termed ______________.

• A) overconfidence barrier
• B) counterfactual thinking
• C) optimistic bias
• D) illusion of control

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