A person who is a terrible cook and yet insists on cooking dinner for friends exemplifies
A)the confirmation bias.
B)the social desirability bias.
C)being unaware of one's weaknesses due to lack of skill.
D)being overconfident due to mental shortcuts.

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This scenario is an example of the Dunning-Kruger effect, where individuals with low ability at a task overestimate their ability. This effect explains being unaware of one's weaknesses due to a lack of skill, which aligns with choice C.

A Person Who Is a Terrible Cook and Yet Insists