The tendencies for people to overestimate their positive qualities, to see themselves as having more control over external events than they really do, and to have an unrealistically optimistic outlook on life are known as ____.
A) delusions of grandeur
B) positive illusions
C) the narcissistic triad
D) the self-deception triad

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These tendencies are known as positive illusions. The other options (delusions of grandeur, narcissistic triad, self-deception triad) either do not accurately describe these tendencies or are not commonly used terms in psychology.

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