Question

Despite evidence to the contrary, denise thinks she is smarter than most of the people in her class. denise's unfounded attitude about herself is an example of a(n) _____.

Answer 1

i believe the answer is: Positive illusion.
positive illusion Refers to a process of imposing unrealistic favorable traits to ourselves or to the people that are close to us.
This type of behavior is most commonly done in order to maintain a certain level of self-esteem in front of other members of our social group.