Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about the research on overconfidence?

a. Solange: "Overconfidence applies to many other cognitive tasks, in addition to decision making."
b. Igor: "The research on overconfidence shows that participants are consistently overconfident, no matter what kind of questions they are asked."
c. Steve: "Individual differences are surprisingly small in this area; both experts and novices show similar levels of overconfidence."
d. Amber: "The overconfidence effect can be traced to illusory correlations."


Ans: a

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