Brandon reads his psychology text regularly and attends class most days,so he felt prepared when he took the midterm exam.He just knew he aced the test.When his Professor returned his exam,he found that he earned a C.What happened?

A) Brandon experienced hindsight bias.
B) Brandon was overconfident.
C) Brandon engaged in scientific inquiry.
D) Brandon perceived a pattern in random events.

Overconfident

A psychological condition where an individual's belief in their own abilities or chances of success exceeds reality.

Hindsight Bias

The inclination to think that one could have predicted an outcome after it has occurred, commonly known as the "I-knew-it-all-along" effect.

Scientific Inquiry

The process of systematically gathering and evaluating evidence to answer questions and test hypotheses about the natural world.