Suppose Greg and Marsha Apply for a Prestigious Scholarship Program

Suppose Greg and Marsha apply for a prestigious scholarship program, and both get rejected. Greg finds out that his application was flat out rejected (he never had a chance) , whereas Marsha finds out that she was the first runner up (she nearly won) . Who is likely to be more disappointed? Why?

A) Greg-because of the simulation heuristic
B) Greg-because of the confirmation bias
C) Marsha-because of the simulation heuristic
D) Marsha-because of the confirmation bias

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