Katherine believes that in the future she will earn a higher salary than her classmates once she's out of college and that she is less likely to incur any financial problems. Katherine is exhibiting:
a. the optimistic bias
b. the illusion of control
c. counterfactual thinking
d. optimal thinking
Answer: A
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