Each semester, you repeatedly underestimate how long it will take you to complete a research paper that is due at the end of the term. Your behavior is an example of the
A) perseverance bias.
B) fundamental attribution error.
C) correspondence bias.
D) overconfidence phenomenon.

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Your behavior of repeatedly underestimating how long it will take to complete a research paper is an example of the overconfidence phenomenon. This is because you are overly confident in your ability to complete the task in a shorter amount of time than is actually required.

Each Semester, You Repeatedly Underestimate How Long It Will Take