After Predicting World Events, Such as Whether Quebec Would Separate

question 3

Multiple Choice

After predicting world events, such as whether Quebec would separate from Canada, mistaken experts maintained that they were "almost right." This attitude is an example of

• A) overconfidence.
• B) hindsight bias.
• C) critical thinking.
• D) empirical thinking.

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