Compared with European-American students,Asian-American students express a somewhat greater ________ about their future performance,which may help to explain their impressive academic achievements.

A) secure self-esteem
B) self-serving bias
C) false consensus effect
D) pessimism

Asian-American students often express greater pessimism about their future performance compared to European-American students. This attitude, paradoxically, may drive them to work harder and achieve more academically, as they may feel they have more to prove or more room for improvement.