When Larina started college,she was certain that she would never use illegal drugs.By the end of her freshman year,however,Larina had used an illegal drug on three different occasions.Larina's experience best illustrates
A) the availability heuristic.
B) confirmation bias.
C) overconfidence.
D) the framing effect.

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Larina's experience best illustrates overconfidence, which is the tendency to overestimate our ability to resist a temptation or predict our future behaviors. Larina was confident that she would never use illegal drugs, but her actions showed otherwise.

When Larina Started College,she Was Certain That She Would Never