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Pineapplelove6

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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

Question 2

Which concept refers to the tendency to notice and remember negative information, which then influences the evaluation of people and situations?
 
  a. The recall bias
  b. Selective filtering
  c. The framing heuristic
  d. The negativity bias
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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


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