Mr.Smith,a business manager,is often overly confident of his own hiring ability because he is more likely to monitor the successes of people he has hired than the achievements of those he has rejected.This illustrates that overconfidence may be facilitated by

A) an algorithm.
B) prototypes.
C) the framing effect.
D) confirmation bias.

Overconfidence

The tendency to be more confident than correct—to overestimate the accuracy of our beliefs and judgments.

Hiring Ability

The capacity or skill of a person or organization to identify, evaluate, and recruit suitable candidates for employment.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to interpret, seek out, and create information that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.