Possibly he wanted them to worship him.
The correct answers are <span>delusion; despite clear contradictory evidence.
Answer 1: A delusion is an erroneous or unfounded belief that a person is convinced of. Delusions are beliefs that are usually fixed and firm in a person's mind. An example of a delusion is strongly believing and being convinced that someone is "out to get you" because of far-fetched scenarios and beliefs you have conjured up in your imagination (you arrived at this belief without any external evidence).
Answer 2: Another aspect of delusions is that they are firmly held despite </span><span>clear contradictory evidence. Let's consider the previous example again: You believe that someone is out to get you and you hold this belief with strong conviction even when there is no evidence supporting it. For instance the person you feel threatened by has not behaved or acted in any way to suggest that they might harm or hurt you.However, despite this, you still believe that he or she is out to get you.
In this way, </span><span>a delusion is an erroneous belief that is fixed and firmly held despite clear contradictory evidence. </span>
It could be concluded that Wendell is demonstrating generalization towards the situation. He might be associating his prior anxiety to taking a math test, when he faces formulas and numbers in another subject that is why he might feel the same.