When Jerome Was in the Middle of His Midterm Exam

question 210

Multiple Choice

When Jerome was in the middle of his midterm exam, he was very uncertain about his answers. After seeing his score-an A-he subsequently told his friends that he never doubted that he would get a good mark. This demonstrates the influence of __________ on our judgments.

• A) the hindsight bias
• B) belief perseverance
• C) confirmation bias
• D) the availability heuristic

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Definitions:

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