Raquel is interested in determining whether astrological signs are predictive of personality traits. To investigate this, she examines her own behaviors, finds that they match the predictions in her astrology book, and concludes that everyone's astrological sign does indeed predict how they will behave. Believing that everyone thinks and behaves like her is an error that stems from Raquel's use of the:
A) "what you see is all there is" phenomenon.
B) pleasure paradox.
C) better-than-average effect.
D) hindsight bias.

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Raquel's conclusion is based on the "what you see is all there is" phenomenon, where she assumes her own experience is representative of everyone else's without considering additional evidence or perspectives.

Raquel Is Interested in Determining Whether Astrological Signs Are Predictive