When Larina started college,she was certain that she would never smoke marijuana.By the end of her freshman year,however,Larina had used the drug on three different occasions.Larina's experience best illustrates
A) the availability heuristic.
B) confirmation bias.
C) overconfidence.
D) the framing effect.

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Larina's initial certainty that she would never smoke marijuana, followed by her eventual use of the drug, illustrates overconfidence. Overconfidence refers to the overestimation of one's own accuracy, abilities, or control in a given situation. Larina was overconfident in her belief that she would never engage in that behavior.

When Larina Started College,she Was Certain That She Would Never