Research on Overconfidence Indicates That

question 28

Multiple Choice

Research on overconfidence indicates that

• A) it is unrelated to the confirmation bias.
• B) people are overconfident because they cannot remember other possible alternatives after a decision has been made.
• C) people are overconfident because they rely on accurate heuristics in making decisions.
• D) people are overconfident because they usually know about all relevant information associated with a decision.
• E) All of the above

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