Optimistic bias is the tendency to __________.
A. assume that accidents, diseases, and other misfortunes are more likely to happen to other people.
B. believe in one's personal uniqueness
C. believe that others are acutely aware of and attentive to one' appearance and behavior
D. have difficult distinguishing one's thinking from other people's thinking
Answer: B
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