After predicting world events,such as whether Quebec would separate from Canada,mistaken experts maintained that they were "almost right." This attitude is an example of
A) overconfidence.
B) random sampling.
C) the placebo effect.
D) the testing effect.

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This attitude is an example of overconfidence, which refers to people's tendency to be overly confident in their judgments and abilities. The experts in this scenario believed they were close to being right, despite being incorrect, highlighting the phenomenon of overconfidence.

After Predicting World Events,such as Whether Quebec Would Separate from Canada,mistaken