When Larina Started College,she Was Certain That She Would Never

question 367

Multiple Choice

When Larina started college,she was certain that she would never use illegal drugs.By the end of her freshman year,however,Larina had used an illegal drug on three different occasions.Larina's experience best illustrates

• A) the availability heuristic.
• B) confirmation bias.
• C) overconfidence.
• D) the framing effect.

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