Adam was absolutely certain he would win the Mega millions lottery on Friday, so Thursday night he went on an all-night shopping spree, spending half his savings and maxing out all his credit cards. Adam's strong belief that he was about to win would best be characterized as:
A. a delusion.
B. a hallucination.
C. manic behavior.
D. faulty attribution.
Answer: A
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