According to the research on overconfidence,
a. overconfidence can be easily demonstrated in the laboratory, but not in real-world situations.
b. politiciansâ€"like other peopleâ€"are frequently overconfident.
c. overconfidence is limited to decision making; it does not seem to apply to other cognitive tasks.
d. overconfidence seems to apply to about 40% of the population; about 30% are accurate, and the remaining 30% are underconfident.
Ans: b
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