Hindsight Bias Is the Tendency to

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Multiple Choice

Hindsight bias is the tendency to

• A) overestimate how likely some event had seemed, after we know it already happened.
• B) dislike the people who dislike us.
• C) alter our perceptions and memories to match those of the other people we know.
• D) remember pleasant events and forget unpleasant ones.

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Definitions:

Cultural Assimilation

The process through which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group, often losing their original identity.

Downward Social Comparison

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Academic Self-Esteem

An individual's self-evaluation and confidence in their academic abilities and potential for success in educational settings.

School Grades

A system of evaluating and recording the academic performance of students through numerical or letter grades.