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    Wishful Thinking Can Be Described as
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Wishful Thinking Can Be Described as

Question 22

Question 22

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Wishful thinking can be described as


A) the Pollyanna Principle.
B) unrealistic optimism.
C) overestimation of the frequency of pleasant events.
D) underestimation of the frequency of unpleasant events.
E) All of the above

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