Matthew Interviews for an Important Job but the Company Ultimately

question 47

Multiple Choice

Matthew interviews for an important job but the company ultimately decides to select someone else for the position.Matthew thinks to himself,"I knew the interview went poorly and I wasn't going to get the job!" Matthew's belief that he knew the outcome all along is an example of what phenomenon?

• A) Hindsight bias
• B) False consensus effect
• C) Optimistic bias
• D) False uniqueness effect

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