Thinking that she had outperformed most of her classmates,Glenda was surprised to receive just an average grade on her psychology test.Glenda's experience best illustrates
A) overconfidence.
B) hindsight bias.
C) the placebo effect.
D) perceiving order in random events.

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Glenda's belief that she had outperformed most of her classmates suggests overconfidence bias, which is the tendency to overestimate one's own abilities or the accuracy of one's beliefs and judgments.

Thinking That She Had Outperformed Most of Her Classmates,Glenda Was