What Is the Wishful Thinking Bias

question 45

Multiple Choice

What is the wishful thinking bias?

• A) a tendency for people to misremember desirable information as having come from reliable sources
• B) a tendency for people to misremember desirable information as having come from unreliable sources
• C) a tendency for people to accurately remember desirable information as having come from reliable sources
• D) a tendency for people to accurately remember desirable information as having come from unreliable sources

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