Patrick is confident that his short-term memory is better than most people's.He knows this because compared with his friends,he can remember more names than they do.Which of the following should we do?
A) Believe that his short-term memory is better that most people's because confident people are more often accurate
B) Believe that his short-term memory is better than most people's because he has a comparison group
C) Not believe that his short-term memory is better than most people's because confidence does not ensure accuracy
D) Not believe that his short-term memory is better than most people's because there are few individual differences in short-term memory
E) There is not enough information to answer this question.

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Confidence does not necessarily correlate with accuracy, and personal comparisons with friends do not provide a reliable measure of memory ability compared to the general population.

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