Tiffany has a hard time trusting other people her age because she believes they are irresponsible. Accordingly, when she makes dinner plans with one friend, she also makes backup plans with someone else, and she goes to one or the other
Her friends soon in turn begin to "blow off" their arrangements since it is not clear whether or not Tiffany will show up. Tiffany has created
a. a confirmation bias.
b. a self-fulfilling prophecy.
c. counterfactual thinking.
d. controlled unbelieving.
Answer: B
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