Nate studies very hard for an exam before going on a vacation.Despite studying hard, he is later surprised that he did not do as well on the exam as he would have liked.It may be that:
A)Nate overlearning was offset by his use of acrostics.
B)Nate underestimated the likelihood that forgetting would occur during his vacation, thus demonstrating stability bias.
C)Nate judgments of learning were inaccurate.
D)Nate demonstrates underconfidence in testing and overconfidence in learning.

Question

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Nate's poor performance on the exam despite studying hard suggests that he may have underestimated the likelihood of forgetting material during his vacation, which is a form of stability bias. Option A is incorrect as there is no mention of Nate using acrostics in the scenario. Option C is incorrect as there is no evidence that Nate's judgments of learning were inaccurate. Option D is also incorrect as there is no evidence that Nate was overconfident in learning.

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