10
QuizMultiple Choice

Decision Making

Question 10 • Psychology - EL2084

The tendency to have more confidence in judgment and decisions than one should, based on probability or past experience is __________.

Answer
A
belief bias
B
overconfidence
C
confirmation bias
D
the availability heuristic

Explanation

Overconfidence is the tendency to be more certain about a judgment or decision than the evidence or past experience justifies. Belief bias, confirmation bias, and the availability heuristic are different reasoning errors, so the best answer is overconfidence.

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